Observation by Peter Goodhew: Globular Cluster Messier 13

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Paul Downing

Observer

Peter Goodhew

Observed

2020 Mar 11 - 23:00

Uploaded

2020 Mar 14 - 13:13

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 Refractor
QSI6120wsg8 camera

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

Messier 13

Title

Globular Cluster Messier 13

About this image

Messier 13, in the constellation Hercules, is a globular cluster of hundreds of thousands of stars. It is a spectacular sight in moderate sized telescopes, looking rather like diamonds sprinkled on black velvet. The cluster is about 24,000 light years from earth and approximately 145 light years in diameter.

Peter took this image during a full moon.

Files associated with this observation

wk12_20_M13_goodhew.jpg (49.6 kB)

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