| M62, NGC6266 Constellation: Ophiuchus (The Serpent Holder), RA 17h 01.2m DEC -30d 07m Distance: 19,560 light years, Visual Magnitude: 6.7, Diameter: 11 arc mins, 63 light years Perth end of twilight transit: 7:15pm 22 August, elevation 88 degrees, due North |
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Ophiuchus was the site of the last known supernova seen to erupt in our Galaxy, popularly called Kepler's Star which appeared in 1604 at 17h 30.6m, -21d29m, reaching magnitude -3. It is also home to Barnard's star, a magnitude 9.5 red dwarf which is the second closest star to our Sun at 5.9 light years distant. |
| - Imaged on 20090728 - 250mm, 10" F/4.7 Newtonian Reflector - 250 video frames with IR/UV blocking filter at x64 integration - Bahtinov focusing mask - rough polar alignment, 45% moon, ok seeing, elevation about 65 degrees - aligned, stacked and sharpened in Registax 5.0 - levels adjusted in Photoshop 7.0 |