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Bernard Miller

#2891

Hi,

This is an image of 47 Tucanae. It is a globular cluster about 13,000 light years away in the constellation Tucana. It is about 120 light years in diameter and is the second brightest globular cluster next to Omega Centauri, and has a bright dense core. I had to blend in 30 second exposures to get the core to resolve.

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/TUCANAE47.htm

Thanks,

Bernard

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Gregg Ruppel

#2892

Perfect! Thanks for sharing.

Clear skies,

Gregg
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On 10/16/2020 10:20 AM, Bernard Miller wrote:

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Hi,

This is an image of 47 Tucanae. It is a globular cluster about 13,000 light years away in the constellation Tucana. It is about 120 light years in diameter and is the second brightest globular cluster next to Omega Centauri, and has a bright dense core. I had to blend in 30 second exposures to get the core to resolve.

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/TUCANAE47.htm

Thanks,

Bernard

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Brian Ottum

#2893

Spectacular!

Is it so great because it is so big or so close or a combination?

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From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io <DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io> On Behalf Of Bernard Miller
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 1:20 PM
To: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io
Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] 47 Tucanae

Hi,

This is an image of 47 Tucanae. It is a globular cluster about 13,000 light years away in the constellation Tucana. It is about 120 light years in diameter and is the second brightest globular cluster next to Omega Centauri, and has a bright dense core. I had to blend in 30 second exposures to get the core to resolve.

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/TUCANAE47.htm

Thanks,

Bernard

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Bernard Miller

#2895

Brian,

Probably a little of both but since it is second only to Omega Centauri, it must be pretty big.

Bernard

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From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io On Behalf Of Brian Ottum
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 2:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [DarkSkyNewMexico] 47 Tucanae

Spectacular!

Is it so great because it is so big or so close or a combination?

From: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io <DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io> On Behalf Of Bernard Miller
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 1:20 PM
To: DarkSkyNewMexico@groups.io
Subject: [DarkSkyNewMexico] 47 Tucanae

Hi,

This is an image of 47 Tucanae. It is a globular cluster about 13,000 light years away in the constellation Tucana. It is about 120 light years in diameter and is the second brightest globular cluster next to Omega Centauri, and has a bright dense core. I had to blend in 30 second exposures to get the core to resolve.

Comments and suggestions welcomed.

http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/TUCANAE47.htm

Thanks,

Bernard

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Joe Ziha

#2897

Excellent image! Great processing!

Joe

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On Oct 16, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Bernard Miller <bgmiller011@...> wrote:

Hi,
This is an image of 47 Tucanae. It is a globular cluster about 13,000 light years away in the constellation Tucana. It is about 120 light years in diameter and is the second brightest globular cluster next to Omega Centauri, and has a bright dense core. I had to blend in 30 second exposures to get the core to resolve.
Comments and suggestions welcomed.
http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/TUCANAE47.htm
Thanks,
Bernard

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