M92 Globular Star Cluster
| Description |
Messier 92 (also known as M92, M 92, or NGC 6341) is a globular cluster of stars located in the northern constellation of Hercules. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode on December 27, 1777, and subsequently published in the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch in 1779. Charles Messier inadvertently rediscovered it on March 18, 1781, adding it as the 92nd entry in his catalogue. William Herschel was the first to resolve individual stars in the cluster in 1783. |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | This is my data and processing |
| Distances/Size | Distance to the object—26,700 light years; angular size in the sky is about 14′ (minutes). |
| Equipment | Mount-PlaneWave L-350; Scope-PlaneWave CDK14′, 356 mm aperture, 2563 mm focal length; Camera-Moravian C3-61000. |
| Observatory | Prairies Skies Astro Observatories, Mexia, TX, USA |
| Exposure | L- 116 X 90 sec = 2 h 54m; R- 69 X 90 sec = 1 h 43m; G- 69 X 90 sec = 1 h 43m; B- 70 X 90 sec = 1 h 45m; Total = 8 h 6 m. |