Globular Star Cluster in Sagittarius

 
Messier Object 28, M 28
 
 

 

Image Information
Date Imaged 7/30/2005
Location Imaged From Tierra del Sol, CA
Equipment Telescope: Meade 10" LX200
Mount: Ulti-Wedge
Camera: SBIG ST-7e
Focal Ratio: f/6.3
Exposure Information

Luminance 4 X 30 seconds

Messier 28 (also known as M28 or NGC 6626) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.

M28 is at a distance of about 18,000 to 19,000 light-years away from Earth. 18 RR Lyrae type variable stars have been observed in this cluster. In 1986, M28 became the first globular cluster where a millisecond pulsar was discovered (by the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory).