Observation by Alan Thomas: Palomar 4 Globular Cluster in Ursa Major

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2024 Nov 01 - 05:08

Uploaded

2024 Nov 01 - 14:56

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h29^m
Dec: +28°57'
Position angle: +179°01'

Field size

0°28' × 0°28'

Equipment

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

Exposure

2min.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

Palomar 4 Globular Cluster in Ursa Major

Title

Palomar 4 Globular Cluster in Ursa Major

About this image

Palomar 4 is the remotest of the fifteen Palomar globular clusters, lying 365,000ly from the Galactic Centre. It is also, unsurprisingly, one of the faintest at an integrated mag. of 14.2 with the brightest stars mag 18.0. It was discovered by Edwin Hubble in 1949.

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Palomar 4 (2) COAST v3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (256.3 kB)

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