M79, Lepus
M79 is a rather small globular cluster located 41,000 light years away in the constellation Lepus.  It has a magnitude of 8.4 and surface brightness of 12.  Its not a grand as the globulars of summer and is located in the southern sky.  M79 only rises 35deg above the horizon at my location of 30deg north.


Image Details

Optics      8"LX200 f6.3
Mount              LX200 fork mount
Camera
 Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Filter
 Astronomik Type 2C
Date
 21 Jan 04
Location  
 My Backyard Observatory in Ocean Springs, MS, Limiting 4.5   
Exposure
 60:14:10:13 RGB binned 2x2
Notes
 Re-collimated scope, guided with MX5-16 on 80mm refractor