Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
Deep in the Southern sky, right next to the Small Magellanic Cloud and just 18° from the South Celestial Pole, lies this magnificent globular cluster.
With millions of stars, 47-Tucanae is the second largest globular cluster in the sky after Omega Centauri.
This 51 minute image was shot from my home in surburbia with my Skywatcher ED120 telescope and ZWO ASI071 camera.
Object Details:
Designation: 47-Tucanae, NGC 104, Caldwell 106.
Constellation: Tucana.
Visual magnitude: +3.95
Apparent size: 50 arc-min
Diameter: 213 light years.
Distance: 15,000 light years.
Altitude during exposure: 48° above southern horizon.
Also in image: NGC 121, a more distant globular cluster (left, bottom).
Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
Deep in the Southern sky, right next to the Small Magellanic Cloud and just 18° from the South Celestial Pole, lies this magnificent globular cluster.
With millions of stars, 47-Tucanae is the second largest globular cluster in the sky after Omega Centauri.
This 51 minute image was shot from my home in surburbia with my Skywatcher ED120 telescope and ZWO ASI071 camera.
Object Details:
Designation: 47-Tucanae, NGC 104, Caldwell 106.
Constellation: Tucana.
Visual magnitude: +3.95
Apparent size: 50 arc-min
Diameter: 213 light years.
Distance: 15,000 light years.
Altitude during exposure: 48° above southern horizon.
Also in image: NGC 121, a more distant globular cluster (left, bottom).