NGC 6517

NGC 6517


Combination of 15, 1 minute exposures, SBIG ST9XE CCD.
10 f/6.3 schmidt-cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

NGC 6517 is a small and rather faint globular cluster on the border of Ophiuchus and Serpens. It is visible in an 8" telescope as a faint, hazy smudge. It was not resolved with a 12" telescope.


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.