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The Intergalatic Wanderer |
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About This Photograph
This globular star cluster almost lives up to its name. It is so far away — more than 250,000 light years — that it was first believed to not be gravitationally bound to our galaxy. Further observations, however, showed that it is indeed associated with our galaxy, albeit in an unusual orbit.
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Technical Details |
| Optics: | 20" f/8 RCOS Ritchey-Chrétien Cassegrain w/ Field Corrector. | | Camera: | SBIG STL-11000M. | | Mount: | Software Bisque Paramount ME. | | Filters: | SBIG Standard RGB. | | Dates/Times: | 1-5 April 2005. | | Location: | Dimension Point Observatory, Mayhill, New Mexico. | | Exposure Details: | LRGB = 210:45:15:45 minutes. | | Acquisition: | MaxIm DL/CCD 4, TheSky6, CCDAutoPilot2. | | Processing: | MaxIm DL/CCD 4, Photoshop CS, GradientXTerminator. | |
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