Globular Cluster M2 in Aquarius
Another ellipsoidal collection of stars leftover from the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy. Part of why the center appears so dense is that, at over 11 kpc, the center is farther away than the center of our galaxy.
Stack of 24 90s exposures shot with a Celestron Edge HD 925 at f/2.3 with Hyperstar and an Atik 314L+ color CCD. Preprocessing in Nebulosity; stacking and processing in PixInsight; final touches in PS CS 5.1.
Image center (J2000) is at
RA 21h 33m 27s
DEC -0° 49' 30"
Globular Cluster M2 in Aquarius
Another ellipsoidal collection of stars leftover from the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy. Part of why the center appears so dense is that, at over 11 kpc, the center is farther away than the center of our galaxy.
Stack of 24 90s exposures shot with a Celestron Edge HD 925 at f/2.3 with Hyperstar and an Atik 314L+ color CCD. Preprocessing in Nebulosity; stacking and processing in PixInsight; final touches in PS CS 5.1.
Image center (J2000) is at
RA 21h 33m 27s
DEC -0° 49' 30"