NGC 6425

OBJECT: NGC 6425; Cr 348; OCL 1033; C1743-315

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Scorpius

POSITION (2000.0): 17 46 53 -31 37.0

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 164L

DIAMETER: 10.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 843

TYPE: II1m

MAGNITUDE: 7.2

MEMBERS: 73

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

 

DATE: May 25/26, 2015

TIME: 05:14 to 05:30 AM (local time)

PLACE: Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia, Africa

INSTRUMENT: 12 Inch (30 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer

MOUNT: Meade Altazimuth

CAMERA: Canon 60Da

EXPOSURE: 10 minutes

SUBS: 15 seconds

ISO: 6400

 

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