SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
massimo.difusco
Location of Photo:
Rio Hurtado (Chile)
Date/Time of photo:
09/05/2025
Equipment:
Data acquired at Chilescope: ASA Newton 500 @1900mm, ADA DDM85 equatorial Mount, FLI PL16803 CCD camera, Astrodon R/G/B filters
Description:
Messier 73 (also known as M73 or NGC 6994) is an Y-shaped asterism formed by four physically unrelated stars located in the southern constellation Aquarius. The asterism has an apparent magnitude of 9 and lies at an approximate distance of 2500 light years from Earth. M73 can be found in the southern part of Aquarius constellation, near the border with Capricornus. It is positioned about 1.5 degrees east of the globular cluster Messier 72, and just below the imaginary line connecting the bright stars Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus and Altair in Aquila constellation.
