| Designation(s) | C79, NGC 3201 |
| Object Type(s) | Globular Cluster |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Caldwell, NGC |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 32.0156178, -80.8935526 |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Date and Time Observed | 2025-12-16 04:58:00 |
| Instrument | Seestar S50 f5.0-250mm FL |
| Camera | Seestar Built-in SONY IMX462 Sensor |
| Image Details | Up is 3.6 degrees E of N. Transparency: Good. Seeing: Good. Total integration time was 11m. Exposures 10s. Standard Seestar enhancement including darks. |
| Description | NGC 3201, was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, It features an unusual, highly retrograde orbit, suggesting its origin might be extragalactic: i.e. the core of a dwarf galaxy absorbed into the Milky Way. Imaged from just outside of Savannah, GA on a recent visit designed to allow me to capture a number of southern Caldwell targets (further south than C68). This appears as a lovely globular cluster captured at about 10° elevation nearing 5 AM. If you compare to C87, the difference between 10° and 3° elevation is significant. |
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