Object:	M22: Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA = 18 hrs 36 min; Dec = -23 deg 54 min.
Date & Site:	September 5, 2015; Mount Palomar Conditions: very good seeing; 67 degrees; calm
Equipment:	Telescope: DSI RC10C (f/1867 at f/7.3 Mount: AP1100 GOTCP3 Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10; Hutech OAG5 with autoguider Astrodon RGB filters
Notes:	Exposures: 40 minutes each of RGB for a total of 2 Hrs. M22, one of the nearer globular clusters to us, is found near the galactic bulge in Sagittarius. M22 is one of the brightest globulars visible in the night sky, however, its southern declination masks much of its brightness. Field of View = 23 x 15 arc minutes 10,600 light years away Back to Images