NGC6366 - Underwhelming Globular Cluster

[rbrecher]

This object, NGC6366, was imaged in the nights right around full moon, possibly in the worst imaging conditions I've ever encountered:  turbulence, humidity, wind intermittent cloud, intense moonlight, bad light pollution in my southern sky -- this image has got it all!.  

 

NGC6366 is usually overlooked when exploring the many globular clusters of Ophiuchus.  It is so sparse that it barely looks like a globular cluster at all.  It's small and dim, covering only as much sky as 1/4 of the full moon.  It is surrounded by much better known targets, like M10, M12 and M14.

 

Anyhow, a decent result on a pretty object in rotten conditions.

 

Clear skies,

Ron

Edited June 17, 2014 by rbrecher