Observation by Mark Fairfax: NGC 5466 - Globular Cluster

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2022 May 24 - 22:46

Uploaded

2022 May 25 - 11:57

Objects

NGC5466

Equipment

Unistellar eVscope Classic (114mm reflector)

Exposure

13 mins

Location

Nottinghamshire UK

Target name

NGC 5466 - Globular Cluster

Title

NGC 5466 - Globular Cluster

About this image

NGC 5466 in the constellation Boötes at magnitude +9.7 is 51,800 light-years from Earth.

It is unusual in that it contains a blue horizontal branch of stars.

(Bortle 5; moderate seeing; dew shield)

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