Herschel 101

Date: 18 July 2022

Altitude: 51 - 59 degrees

Angular Size: 1° 00' x 0° 45'

Orientation: North up; East left

Pixel scale: 1.30" per pixel

Total exposure time: 60 minutes

B filter: 32 x 45 seconds

V filter: 32 x 37 seconds

R filter: 32 x 30 seconds

Herschel 101 is also known as NGC 6118 and the “Blinking Galaxy”

Galaxy: Classifivation SA(s)cd

Constellation: Serpens

Diameter: 110,000 light years

Distance: 83 million light years

Notes

The globular cluster was discoevered by William Herschel in 1785.