Observation by Graham Winstanley: NGC 6229 Globular in Hercules

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2023 May 17 - 00:00

Uploaded

2023 May 29 - 21:15

Objects

NGC6229

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Constellation

Hercules

Field centre

RA: 16^h46^m
Dec: +47°31'
Position angle: -83°23'

Field size

0°50' × 0°38'

Equipment

Altair Astro Wave Series 115 F7 ED Triplet
Atik 490ex CCD
NEQ6
Astrodon LRGB filters

Exposure

R 10 x 120s; G and B 15 x 120s each

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Ngc 6229

Title

NGC 6229 Globular in Hercules

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NGC6229_RGBv2.jpg (1.3 MB)

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Simon Paul Davis, Alan Thomas, Mike Foylan, Andy Wilson, Peter Carson

Comments

Graham Winstanley, 2023 May 30 - 10:00 UTC

This cluster and the 2 bright stars always look to me like the eyes and a wiskered snout of a small animal.

Callum Potter

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