M92

noirlab_noao-m92matthews June 25th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doug Matthews/Adam Block

This beautiful globular cluster is bright and can make a great binocular object under good viewing conditions. However, it is very often skipped in favor of its neighbor, M13. M92 is one of the oldest known globular clusters, at over 14 billion years in age. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m92matthews/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M92

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 16m 53.2s; DEC = 43° 4’ 13.6”
Orientation: North is 86.4° CW
Field of View: 12.0 x 8.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Hercules

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m92matthews
Subject Category
Subject Name: M92
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doug Matthews/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-25T13:37:57
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m92matthews/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 259.221520454, 43.070454244
Reference Dimension: 1490.0, 986.0

Reference Pixel: 317.249809265, 190.499511719
Scale: -0.000134883566827, 0.000134718854562
Rotation: -86.381184263463
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m92matthews

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m92matthews.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-14T08:43:03-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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