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0
Photographer:
massimo.difusco
Location of Photo:
Chile
Date/Time of photo:
20/11/2024 00:00
Equipment:
Data acquired at Chilescope: Newtonian ASA 500, ASA DDM85 Equatorial Mount, FLI Proline 16803 CCD camera, RGB filters
Description:
Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Lepus that lies at a distance of 41000 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8,56. M79 lies in an unusual location, about 60000 light years from the Milky Way galactic centre, in the hemisphere "opposite" the galactic centre. The cluster is suspected to have immigrated from the neighbouring Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, which is currently experiencing a close encounter with the Milky Way. There are three other globular clusters that are believed to share a similar origin: NGC 1851, NGC 2298 and NGC 2808.
