M72 and M73 in Aquarius

M72 Full Size Detail

M73 Full Size Detail

Date: September 10, 2004
Instrument: Takahashi FS102 @ f6 w/Losmandy G11 Mount
Guiding: Televue Pronto @ f14 w/SBIG ST7 & Maxim DL
Imaged with Hutech Modified Canon 300d
Exposure: 16 X 5 Minute @ ASA 800, Tokai Light Pollution
Processed in Picture Window Pro and Photoshop
Location: My Dark Sky Site in Highland County, OH

Object Data:
M72 (Globular Cluster)
Visual Magnitude: 9.3
Distance From Earth: 53,000 Light Years
Size of Object: 106 Light Years Across

M73 (Open Cluster?)
Visual Magnitude: 9.0
Distance From Earth: * 12,000 Light Years
Size of Object: * May Not Really be a Related System


SEDS Page on M72

SEDS Page on M73