47 Tucane – NGC104
47 Tucane - NGC104 by David Trotter.

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David Trotter
Sydney, Australia
GSO RC8 Telescope, Sbig STL 6303e CCD on an AP900 mount
Apparently this was originally known as 47 Tucane because it was the 47th brightest star in the constellation Tucane. It ultimately turned out to be the 2nd most massive globular cluster in the galaxy, after Omega Centauri.
2015-09-08T00:00:00