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ITEM REFERENCE1872
PERMANENT LINKhttps://astro.ing.iac.es/outreach/?1872
EXTACCESSyes
COLLECTIONImage archive
TITLEM92 Globular Cluster (NGC 6341).
KEYWORDSHigh-quality images;Messier;Star clusters
DATE2001-01-01
DESCRIPTIONM92 is a splendid object, visible to the naked eye under very good conditions and a showpiece for every optics. It is only slightly less bright but about 1/3 less extended than M13: its 11.2 angular extension corresponds to a true diameter of 85 light years, and may have a mass of up to 330,000 suns. Detector: SITe2. Filters and exposure times: This image was achieved by combining 25s exposures in Kitt Peak B, Sloan g and Sloan r. PDF version: https://www.ing.iac.es/PR/dissemination/m92.pdf
CREDITDaniel Bramich (ING) and Nik Szymanek.
TELESCOPEJKT
INSTRUMENTJKTCCD
THUMB_75
https://www.ing.iac.es/PR/science/M92RGB1_s.jpg
AVAILABLE FILESJPG (241K) 819×855 pixels
TIF (7.9M) 1626×1704 pixels
TIF (31.7M) 3252×3408 pixels
TIMESTAMP2024-08-31 21:47:55
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