M75/NGC6864

August 8, 2005

Globular Cluster M75 in Saggitarius

A small but very rich globular cluster. This is likely one of the most remote of the globular clusters llying at a distance of 95,000 light years. The full diameter of M75 is about 125 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 minutes exposures dark, bias, and flat compensated, aligned and stacked, background removed and Digitaly Developed in ImagesPlus 2.75 beta 2c.

M75