Messier 69
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M69 also known as Messier 69 or NGC 6637, is a globular cluster which lies approximately 29,700 light-years distant in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier August 31st, 1780. On the same night he also discoverd M70. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_69
ABOUT THE IMAGE DATE/TIME: The evenings of August 3rd, 9th and 11th, 2013. CAMERA: Canon XSI, 450Da TELESCOPE: Celestron C9.25 SCT @ F/6.3 MOUNT: Celestron CGE Pro ISO SETTING: 800 EXPOSURES: 19 EXPOSURE LENGTH: 200sec. TOTAL EXPOSURE LENGTH: 1hrs, 3min, 20sec. SUBTRACTIONS: 24 darkframes, 40flat frames, 16darkflat frames CAPTURE SOFTWARE: MaximDL STACKING SOFTWARE: Deep Sky Stacker PROCESSING: Photoshop CS3
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