M22 Globular Cluster in Sagittarius

One of the six finest globular clusters equalled, in the northern sky, only by M13. This cluster probably contains more than 75,000 stars. The distance to this cluster is probably around 9600 light years and it is one of the closest of all the globulars. It has a diameter of more than 50 light years.

Images taken with TEC-140 Telescope mounted on Losmandy G11 mount. Camera used was a Canon EOS20D used at prime focus.

Five 1 minute exposures dark, flat, and bias compensated; aligned and stacked; background removed and Digitaly Developed in ImagesPlus 2.75 beta 2.