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M56 |
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GLOBULAR CLUSTER in LYRA
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12.5" RCOS operating at f/6.5 |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-A |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB. |
| Date | June 21, 2005 |
| Exposure | RGB = 40:40:40 minutes Luminance = Synthetic |
| Processing | MaximDl, Photoshop CS |
| Guiding | Self Guided |
| Binning | RGB = 1x1 |
| Location | SkyFoto Observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes | M56 is about 33,000 light-years distant and is one of the less bright globulars. It is racing towards us at over 300,000 MPH. |