| NGC 6134 in Norma | |
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NGC 6134, Bennett 76 |
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| Object type | Open cluster | |
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| Coordinates | 16h 28 min - 49° 09' (Nor) | |
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| Constellation |
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| Description |
A fine mag 7.2 open cluster, situated on the border of what seems to be a dark cloud. Dreyer says it is quite large (7'), fairly rich, but with little condensation. It contains stars (179 of them) of mag 13-15. The field of view is 37 x 25 arcminutes. South is up. |
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| Exposure |
LRGB 30:9:9:9 min @ -20°C ; all exposures unbinned |
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| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik Type 2 filterset - selfguided | |
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| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) | |
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| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO | |
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| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, CCDSharp, Adobe Photoshop CS | |
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| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 09Apr2005 @ 08:30 UTC | |
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| Conditions | Transparency 8, Seeing 8, Temperature + 6°C |