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Name / Constellation

M 14

 Other: NGC 6402

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Coordinates AR: 17h 37m 36.15s, -03° 14′ 45.3″
Optics Officina Stellare 10" f8 Richtey-Cretien
Camera-Mount PLAYERONE POSEIDON M-PRO - ZWO ASI 1600M (ONAG)- 10Micron GM2000 QCI Mount
Filters Antlia V-Pro LRGB
Exposure
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  • 4 x 300 sec - 20 min
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  • Binning 3
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Location / Date Promiod (Valle D'Aosta-Italy) "TLP" Remote Observatory - Jul 2024
Seeing 2.6" @ 1.17 arcosec/pixel binning 3
Note Drizzle 2X in postprocessing (Pixinsight))
Acquisition N.I.N.A.
Processing Adobe Photoshop CC -
Comment

 

M 14 (also known as NGC 6402) is a globular cluster visible in the constellation Ophiuchus.

M14 is somewhat difficult to locate due to its isolation: it can be located halfway between the stars β Ophiuchi and η Ophiuchi; due to its distance, the cluster is difficult to resolve into stars.
While from the northern hemisphere it is an object of the summer skies, from the southern hemisphere it is characteristic of the winter months. The best period for its observation in the evening sky is between May and September.