Cluster · Boötes
NGC 5466
A globular cluster in Boötes, about 52,200 light-years away, discovered by William Herschel in 1784.
Le Cœur et l'Âme · Photograph by the author · 3h 47m of exposure, DwarfLab DWARF 3
It covers 9 arcminutes, and it is credited with about 13.57 billion years. In the photo, its stars separate one by one right into the heart of the ball, against a dark, sparsely populated background; at top left, a bright star carries spikes in the shape of a cross.
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duration not logged 1 shot
0 towards 25h 12m · cumulative integration on this object
Temps d'intégration : the total exposure time, the sum of every exposure stacked on an object.
- Designation
- NGC 5466
- Family
- Cluster
- Constellation
- Boötes
- Shots taken
- 1
- Album date
- 29 July 2026
- Cumulative integration
- not logged
- Instrument
- Unistellar eQuinox 2
The album date is the one the photo album gives the file, not the date of the shot: the device burns none into this image.
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duration not logged 1 shot
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