Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6384
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NGC 6384, Tom Harrison
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NGC6384 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the direction of the Constellation Ophiuchus between 80-90 Million Light-Years distant. It is a large galaxy estimated to be approximately 150,000 Light-Years in diameter, and obscured somewhat by the many stars of the Milky Way toward the center of our galaxy. It possibly has a central ring of star formation.

Object: NGC6384

Distance: 80-90 Million Light-Years

Date: June 2010

Place: Fort Davis, TX

Exposure Details: LRGB:670:150:180:240 unbinned

Processing: MaxIm DL, CCDInspector, CCDStack, Photoshop CS3, etc.

Optics: RCOS 12.5" Truss

Focal Length: 2808mm @ f9

Mount: Paramount ME Robotic GEM

Camera: SBIG STL6303E

Focuser: RCOS

Guiding: Off-Axis with SBIG Guide Camera

Filters: Tru-Balance LRGB 2"

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NGC 6384, Tom Harrison