NGC 4372

NGC 4372
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NGC 4372

NGC 4372 (aka Caldwell 108) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca (central left side). It is southwest of γ Muscae (Gamma Muscae the bright blue star) and west of the southern end of the Dark Doodad Nebula (Sandqvist 149), a 3° thin streak of black dust across a southern section of the great plane of the Milky Way.

The cluster has highly peculiar chemistry similar to NGC 5694, being extremely iron-poor yet having super-solar abundances of magnesium and titanium.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Officina Stellare RH200
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI ML16200
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
8th May 2021
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Astrodon LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight, Photoshop, Topaz, Lightroom
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Scotty Bishop, Jonathan Lodge
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