NGC 104 = 47 Tucanae
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Globular cluster (III)
30’
+ 4.0 mag
Tuc
13 000 light years
2015-10-20
Hacienda los Andes / Chile (1100m)
Astro Physics 305mm f3.8 RHA
Astro Physics AP1200GTO
L 21x2 min, R/G 3x2 min, B 2x2 min
58 min
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FLI PL29050 with Astrodon filters
Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Markus Blauensteiner) Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis
NGC 104, better known as 47 Tucanae, is the second largest and second brightest globular cluster in the skies, outshone only by another southern globular, Omega Centauri (NGC 5139).