Jim Burnell's CCD Images - NGC288
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NGC288
Object: NGC288
Globular Cluster
 Const.: Sculptor
Camera: SXV-H9 Scope: Vixen R200SS Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block Exposure: 10x2m TeleVue Paracorr
NGC288 - A globular cluster in Sculptor. A stack of 10 two minute exposures using a Vixen R200SS 8" f/4 Newtonian with a Paracorr coma corrector, shooting right through the light dome over NY City. The object was less than 30 degrees off the horizon. The individual exposures were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4WIN V2. This image has been resampled down from its original size.