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| Date: 06/05/2011 |
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Name: 47 Tuc NGC 104 ( Globular Star Cluster ) 47 Tucanae is the second brightest and second largest globular star cluster in the sky. This cluster contains several million stars and is approaching us at roughly 19km/second.
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| Location: Watson's Way Mukibudin | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
| Optics: Skywatcher ED80 | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Exposure: 800ASA @ 3 Minutes x 4 | RGB BKG Cal: Yes | |
| Total Exposure: 12mins | Per Channel Cal: No | |
| Guiding: DSI on Meade LX200R | Method: Median Kappa-Sigma (K=2, I= 5) | |
| Filter: Astronomik UV + IR Block | Darks: No | |
| Focus: Bahtinov Mask | Flat: No | |
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| RA (J2000): 00h 24m | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
| DEC (J2000): -72* 4'' | ||
| Constellation: Tucana | ||
| Distance: 16,700 Light Years |
