M107

 
 
 
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  • RA: 16:32.5
  • Dec: -13:03
  • Magnitude: 7.9
  • Distance: 20,900 ly
  • Size: 13.0 arcmin
  • Constellation:  Ophiuchus

 

  • Scope: 8" SCT at f/10
  • Autoguider:  ST-4, faint mode
  • Sky conditions:  great transparency and seeing
  • Camera: Hutech Modified Canon 300D
  • Exposure:  10 x 2 minutes
  • Date:  April 26, 2006

 

 

 
 
Comments:  Cold for this time of year (upper 30s to low 40s) and very clear night.  M107 is another additional object found by Pierre Mechain in April 1782. It apparently contains some dark obscured regions, which is unusual for globular clusters. It has a very open structure.