Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: M13

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2020 Mar 11 - 15:58

Uploaded

2020 Mar 13 - 15:59

Objects

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13)

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Constellation

Hercules

Field centre

RA: 16^h41^m
Dec: +36°27'
Position angle: -6°40'

Field size

0°36' × 0°23'

Equipment

APM TMB 152 LZOS Refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120wsg8 cameras

Exposure

Astrodon Blue: 12x300" Astrodon Green: 15x300" Astrodon Red: 15x300" Astrodon Luminance: 71x300" Total Integration: 9.4 hours

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

M13

Title

M13

About this image

Messier 13, a globular cluster of hundreds of thousands of stars, in the constellation Hercules. It is around 24,000 light years from earth, and approximately 145 light years in diameter.
Imaged during a full moon.

Files associated with this observation

M13_2.jpg (900.1 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Peter Carson, Graham Winstanley, Mr Michael Alan Frost, Callum Potter, Andy Wilson, Lyn Smith, Andrew Dumbleton

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