NGC 6322

OBJECT: NGC 6322; Cr 326; OCL 1000; C1714-429

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Scorpius

POSITION (2000.0): 17 18.5 -42 56

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 181R

DIAMETER: 5.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1182

TYPE: I3m

MAGNITUDE: 6.0

MEMBERS: 38

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

 

DATE: Apr. 27/28, 2015

TIME: 12:25 to 12:40 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: 9 minutes 45 seconds

SUBS: 15 seconds

ISO: 6400

 

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