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NGC 6388, Jim Fordice
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NGC 6388

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NGC 6388

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Description

I observed this object on 31 May 2014 at the General Nathan Twining Observatory in New Mexico using as 12” Skywatcher Dobsonian: Bright core. Class III.

I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CMOS Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: III
Distance: 32,620 LY
Type: Hub GlobularPosition w.r.t. core of galaxy: In the hub of the Milky Way and just beyond the center
Any stars resolved: No
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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NGC 6388, Jim Fordice

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