NGC 6304 (Jim Fordice)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph) · Contains: NGC 6304

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NGC 6304

I observed this object on 18 June 2015 at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado using a 12” Skywatcher Dobsonian: Dim patch. Appears to have a well concentrated core and a large halo.

I observed this object on 26 September 2016 at the Okie-Tex Star Party using a 12” Skywatcher Dobsonian: This globular cluster is a moderately bright irregular patch at 150x. It is uniformly bright.

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: VI
Distance: 19,246 LY
Type: Hub Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Just above the disc of the Milky Way and about three-quarters of the way to the core.
Any stars resolved: No
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

Created with SkySafari Pro 6.

Globular Star Clusters
Objects of the South - negative declination only
Rarely Imaged Small DSOs

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RA (center)	17h14m32s.321
RA (top/left)	17h15m39s.454
RA (top/right)	17h13m18s.160
RA (bottom/right)	17h13m24s.887
RA (bottom/left)	17h15m46s.618

Dec (center)	-29°27′50″.31
Dec (top/left)	-29°16′34″.60
Dec (top/right)	-29°18′53″.37
Dec (bottom/right)	-29°39′02″.93
Dec (bottom/left)	-29°36′43″.90

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