Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 54  ·  NGC 6715
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M54 Extragalactic Globular Cluster (Mel216, GCL104, NGC6715), Wes Smith
M54 Extragalactic Globular Cluster (Mel216, GCL104, NGC6715)
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M54 Extragalactic Globular Cluster (Mel216, GCL104, NGC6715)

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M54 Extragalactic Globular Cluster (Mel216, GCL104, NGC6715), Wes Smith
M54 Extragalactic Globular Cluster (Mel216, GCL104, NGC6715)
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M54 Extragalactic Globular Cluster (Mel216, GCL104, NGC6715)

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Taken on the new moon of August at our favourite dark sky site, this was from one of 3 nights of imaging.It was blowing a gale however I had constructed a temporary observatory with conduit and tarps that worked pretty well to keep the guidance within parameters. I did move the caravan at around 11:00 5 meters to add in the wind break requirements!
After viewing a few Extralgalactic Globular Clusters of Andromeda  I am drawn to these distant citizens. This one would be one of the brightest in that class. A member  of the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy  the star field is extremely dense.At 86000 light years distant  it has an extremely bright absolute magnitude of -9.53.
Awe and Wonder Folks!!

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