Top picture: M 4, resolved by @bortle8_ben

Globular cluster · Scorpius

M 4

Also known as NGC 6121

Shot with Celestron RASA 8 ×1 · Seestar S30 ×1 · Seestar S50 ×1

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Type

Globular cluster

Constellation

Scorpius

Position (J2000)

16h 23m 35s · −26° 31′ 32″

Discovered

by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1746

Pictures

3

Typical integration

1.9 h

Magnitude

5.4

visual

Size

28.2′

Distance

~6,900 ly

Best months

Apr–Jun

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.