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NGC 6124 - an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio
- embedded in H-II emission nebula and dark clouds |
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Object description:
NGC 6124 is an
open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio. With an apparent diameter of 40
arcminutes it is cataloged as type II 3 m
according to Trumpler. NGC 6124 contains about 100 stars and stands at a
distance of about 1700 light years from the solar system. The cluster was
discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751.
In our wide angle image with 200 mm focal length an
exciting contrast between stars, faint reddish emission nebula regions and the
blue reflection nebula Bernes 124 at the right
edge of the image is created. |
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At the
top of the image is the globular cluster NGC 6139
with an apparent diameter of just under 6 arcminutes. It is classified as
type II. The distance to the solar system is about
35,000 light years and this corresponds to a true diameter of about 80 light
years. The globular cluster was discovered by James Dunlop on May 13,
1826.
NGC 6124 was also
photographed with a longer focal length.
We show the image
here.
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