ASTRO IMAGES By Doug Wheeland

  M 72 - Globular Star Cluster in Aquarius

                     EQUIPMENT
Telescope ----  12.5" RCOS RC at 114" FL
Mount --------  Astro-Physics AP1200
Camera -------  SBIG ST8E/CFW8
Guided -------  SBIG AO7

             IMAGE INFORMATION
11 Oct. 2007
60 min. Total
30 min. Sub-Exposures
Unfiltered
Acquired Using MaxIm CCD

                      PROCESSING
Data Reduction Using CCDStack
Finished Using Adobe Photo Shop

                        LOCATION
Star Ranch Road Observatory
South Western Colorado Springs
Elevation 6500 Feet

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At perhaps 53 Kly distance, this globular cluster has a smaller apparent size than some other Messier globular clusters.

All Images Copyright Douglas R. Wheeland (c)2007

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