| Designation(s) | M79 / NGC 1904 |
| Object Type(s) | Globular Cluster |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Messier, NGC |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Date and Time Observed | 2024-10-04 04:22:00 |
| Instrument | Seestar S50 f5.0-250mm FL |
| Camera | Built-in SONY IMX462 Sensor |
| Image Details | Total integration time was 10m. Exposures 10s. Darks subtracted, no flats. . |
| Description | Recorded December 17, 1780: `Nebula without star, situated below Lepus, & on the same parallel as a star of sixth magnitude: seen by M. Méchain on October 26, 1780. M. Messier looked for it on the following December 17: this nebula is beautiful; the center brilliant, the nebulosity a little diffuse." <--> This was an opportunistic capture when I saw that Orion was high in the sky at 4AM and set up the Seestar to capture M70 in Lepus (just below Orion), which had been on my "wish list". A far southerly globular cluster captured at around 20° elevation. Ranking 22 and 23 respectively for brightness and size... it's evident by comparison in the un-cropped Seestar image. The core appears more elongated than most, and is surrounded by a tulip-shaped halo of red(?) giant stars. |
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