Observation by Alan Thomas: M14 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2024 Jul 07 - 18:38

Uploaded

2024 Jul 07 - 18:38

Objects

M14

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 17^h37^m
Dec: -03°15'
Position angle: +179°11'

Field size

0°28' × 0°28'

Equipment

42cm CDK17 corrected Dall-Kirkham f/6.8
ProLine KAF-09000 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount

Exposure

3min.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

M14 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

Title

M14 Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

About this image

This globular cluster in Ophiuchus was discovered by Charles Messier in June 1764. The brightest stars in the cluster are around magnitude 15. M14 is considerably more distant than its nearby neighbours, M10 and M12, and appears fainter than them, but it is larger and more luminous than they are. This COAST image shows it well.

Distance c.30,000ly. Diameter c.100ly. Age c.13 billion years.

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M14 COAST v3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (442.8 kB)

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