47 Tucanae (NGC 104)
47 Tucanae (NGC 104)
This is an image of 47 Tucanae, also known as NGC 104. It is a globular cluster about 13,000 light years away in the constellation Tucana. It is the second brightest globula cluster in the galaxy behind only Omega Centauri. It contains millions of stars in a sphere about 120 light years in diameter.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
ASA 500N
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Date of observation
5 March 2022
Filters
Astrodon RGB 2GEN
Processing
Pixinsight and Photoshop
Credits
Telescope Live/Bernard Miller
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Comments
Just noticed your APOD congratulations!!
Thanks Fred
Congratz with the APOD Bernard!
Thanks Jan.