Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus
Our Milky Way galaxy contains well over 100 globular clusters, of which 29 are listed in Messier's catalog of deep-sky objects. Of those on Messier's list, M62 is one of three that has a declination below -30 degrees, which puts it low in the southern sky for observers in the northern hemisphere. Still, it is possible to get a good view of this cluster from here in Connecticut, as this image shows.
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Image details: Exposure times of 20 minutes luminance and 12 minutes each of red, green and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M imager and a 12" Meade telescope at f/6.8.
July 2012