The Golden cluster - NGC 6366

by Massimo Di Fusco

Objects in field: NGC 6366, 47 Oph

Equipment: Konus Konusky 200, Player One Poseidon-C Pro

Integration: 5h 51m

NGC 6366 is a globular cluster 11700 light years away from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus that is reddened due to extinction by dust in the galactic plane. Therefore, it looks almost golden and forms a beautiful color contrast against the blue foreground star HD 157950. It is designated as XI in the Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class and was discovered by the German astronomer Friedrich…