Observation by Steve Knight: NGC 2419

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2026 Jan 10 - 18:10

Uploaded

2026 Jan 11 - 10:52

Objects

NGC2419

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Constellation

Lynx

Field centre

RA: 07^h38^m
Dec: +38°53'
Position angle: -0°25'

Field size

0°19' × 0°19'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S50

Exposure

x411 30 sec exposures

Location

Banbury

Target name

NGC 2419

Title

NGC 2419

About this image

Not a very impressive fuzzy blob in centre but it is the most distant object I've observed in our galaxy.

NGC 2419 is a globular cluster in Lynx that's 275,000 light years distant.

Stars on its right are HD 60771 and HD 60694.

Files associated with this observation

NGC 2419 stretched processed cropped.png (312.9 kB)

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