47 Tucanae (NGC 104)

This is the 2nd brightest globular clusters after Omega Centauri and one of the most massive in our galaxy. The cluster has a very dense core where the light falls off to a point vs reaching a flatter profile near the center as in a typical globular cluster. It has been proposed a massive black hole may reside near the center. In the night sky this object is about the size of the full moon.

 

Takahashi TAO-150B

FLI 16200 (scale 1.1")

AP 1600GTO Abs Encoders

 

Data from Deepskywest El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile)

 

L (23x120s) and (7x300s)

R (16x300s)

G (12x300s)

B (11x300s

Total Integration = 4.6hrs

 

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BPP

Lum HDRComb/DC/HDRMT/MMT

RGB MMT/ASSx2/HT/CT/LComb

 

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Crop/Levels/Curves

Sharpen Stars w/ Mask

Vibrance

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