47 Tucanae (NGC 104)

Bernard Miller

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 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Planewave CDK24

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI PL 9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

6 July 2022

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Astrodon LRGB 2GEN

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight and Photoshop

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Bernard Miller/Telescope Live