M68 (Kurt Zeppetello)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Hydra (Hya) · Contains: M 68 · NGC 4590

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M68

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M68

Link: http://kurt-zeppetello.blogspot.com/

Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster in the constellation Hydra. It is about 33,000 light-years away from Earth and has a highly elliptical orbit around the galaxy. This orbit carries it as far as 100,000 light years from the galactic center (source: wikipedia).

This is my first non-galaxy Messier object in over four months and I was quite excited at that. It was also the first time with the new mount, Atlas Pro EQ/AZ. The sky was clear but this object was very low in fact it is not visible from my yard so I went to the alternate location, a nearby cemetery. Also with Bridgeport and all the other cities heading towards NYC, there is heavy light pollution to the south. I could only take 45 second sub-frames and managed to get 24 shots before I moved to M83. I wasn't holding my breath as a matter of fact I thought I made a mistake even trying to image these objects. After reviewing the data I was convinced I made a mistake, however, all things considered, I was very happy with the results.

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RA (center)	12h39m28s.55
RA (top/left)	12h41m52s.63
RA (top/right)	12h37m02s.33
RA (bottom/right)	12h37m03s.58
RA (bottom/left)	12h41m55s.69

Dec (center)	-26°44′32″.9
Dec (top/left)	-26°22′14″.10
Dec (top/right)	-26°23′10″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-27°06′42″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	-27°05′45″.0

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