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NGC 6229 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Hercules located at about 100,000 light years away from earth. Its pretty small compared to other nearby globular clusters with a magnitude of 9.38 (B) and an angular size of 4.8 arcmin (2.0 for the core).
Description Sources: Wikipedia, theskylive.com, in-the-sky.org
Equipment & Integration
Imaging telescope: TS Photon 8" F5 Newtonian reflector
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533MC-P
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro Go-To
Guiding telescope: TS 80/600 F7.5 Achromat
Guiding camera: ZWO ASI 120MC-S
Coma corrector: TS GPU Superflat
Extras: -
Software: Adobe Photoshop 2020, DeepSkyStacker, PHD Guiding, PixInsight
Frames: 120s x 90 GAIN 100 @ 0 degrees
Integration: 3 hours
Date captured: 01/10/2020
Location: Athens, Greece
Bortle Scale (?): 8