NGC 6520 & B86

OBJECT: NGC 6520; Cr 361; Mel 187; OCL 10; Mrk 35; C1800-279

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Sagittarius

POSITION (2000.0): 18 03 25 -27 53.5

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 145R

DIAMETER: 5.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1614

TYPE: I2r n

MAGNITUDE: 7.6

MEMBERS: 60

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

 

DATE: Apr. 28/29, 2015

TIME: 02:39 to 02:57 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: 12 minutes 45 seconds

SUBS: 15 seconds

ISO: 6400

 

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