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Messier Challenge - M 10 Globular Cluster

M 10 in Ophiuchus 22nd April 2020 @ 12:31 UT

A bright globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M10 - Ophiuchus

Image: 15 seconds x 40 frames (600 seconds total), gain 6579, bin 1x1, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 12.8 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.


Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.


Astrometry: M 10, 14,000 light years distance.


First discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.

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