NGC 6401
in Ophiuchus
Mag 9.44     Classification:    
Size 4.8'   Estimate: VII-VIII
Distance 35,000 LY   Actual: VIII
NGC 6401 inverted
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NGC 6401
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Notice the very nice dark dust lanes.
   
Date/Time 09/15/2017  11:08:40 UTC Image Size 42.3 x 28.2 arcmin
Observatory Dubbo Orientation North is up, East is left
Location -32.2936281,148.5833049 
Dubbo, NSW, Australia    
Image Center 17h 38m 38.612s,
-23° 53' 58.560"
Interface Remote: tenbyobservatory.com   # of images 1
Telescope 17" Planewave CDK f/6.8 Exposure 60 seconds
Camera SBIG 11000 Filters Luminance
Pixel Scale 2.54 arcsec/pixel Processing Logrithmic stretch in FITS Liberator
Binning 2x2 Astrometry nova.astrometry.net