NGC 2419: The Intergalactic Wanderer

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

Rich wrote:

On Apr 11, 3:34 pm, Anthony Ayiomamitis
wrote:

Dear Friends,

One of the most distant globular clusters in our galaxy is NGC 2419 (aka
Intergalactic Wonderer and Intergalactic Tramp). There was some
ambiguity as to whether this cluster lying at a distance of 300,000
light-years away was extragalactic or not but it has now been confirmed
to be a member of our galaxy. It is somewhat dim at magnitude 10.3.

For anyone interested, here is a 2-hr total exposure based on LRGB
layering:http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-NGC-2419.htm.

Clear skies!

Anthony.


Very nice image. Almost looks like a mini M-13, complete with star
chains. But it was shot through an AP refractor, where did the
diffraction spikes come from?


Rich,

The spikes were introduced thanks to an artificial spider vane (a pair
of strings at the front of the dew shield in the form of an "X").

No need to worry about Rolando's optics! :-)

Anthony.

Frankly, I think its humorous. More power to you@!