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Photographer:

FranzH

Location of Photo:

Chamaeleon Observatory, Onjala Lodge, Namibia

Date/Time of photo:

02 August 2021

Equipment:

Planewave CDK12.5 + Televue Reducer +Canon EOS 700Dac

Description:

Directly east of the bright star 47 Ophiuchi you can find the very loosely concentrated globular cluster NGC 6366. Due to the high interstellar absorption in this direction, the cluster appears clearly reddened and shows a nice color contrast with the blue, bright foreground star.

Website:

http://chamaeleon-observatory-onjala.de/index-e.htm