NGC 3201

Globular Clustrer in Vela

 (ra: 10:17.6 / dec -46:25)

February 2011, Complejo La Aldea in Villa de Merlo

San Luis, Argentina

DATA

TYPE: Globular Cluster

APPARENT MAGNITUDE: 6.8

SIZE: 18.2 arc minutes

DISTANCE: 16.300 light years

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

NGC 3201 is a bright globular cluster deep south in the eastern area of the constellation of Vela. A rather not much photographed object, however because the cluster is quite close to the galactic plane, it is surrounded by a  nice stellar field that gives a good looking appearance. As it is visible in the picture it can be seen that the cool but bright red giants stars are dominating the cluster. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.

I had not much time to image this object because it was going down to the west

IMAGE INFORMATION

SCOPE: Celestron SCT 8" working at 6.4

MOUNT: Sky Watcher HEQ6

SKY CONDITIONS: Transparency and Seeing good

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS -10Cº

FILTERS: Astronomik Type 2

EXPOSURES: LRGB (30,20,20,20) RGB binned 2x2

GUIDING: William Optics ZenithStar 66 f6. Starlight Xpress Lodestar Camera. AA 3.71 Control Camera Plug-in

PROCESSING: No darks, nor flats, nor offsets. Images Plus (Sigma Median Combination) Robert Vanderbei Richardson Lucy Deconvolution; NASA Photoshop Fits Liberator, Photoshop CS