| Description | NGC 2808 is a globular cluster in the constellation Carina. The cluster currently belongs to the Milky Way, although it was likely stolen from a dwarf galaxy that collided with the Milky Way. NGC 2808 is one of the Milky Way’s most massive clusters, containing more than a million stars. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old. |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | Data was purchased from Telescope Live and I did processing only. |
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| Distances/Size | Distance to the object- 31 thousand light years; angular size in the sky is about 14’ (minutes). |
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| Equipment | Mount-Mathis MI-1000/1250; Scope- Planewave CDK24, 6100 mm aperture, 3962mm focal length; Camera- QHY600 M Pro, 0.62 arcsec/pixel. |
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| Observatory | Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, Chile. |
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| Exposure | LRGB filters, total exposure- 4 hours 10 min. |
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