Observation by Steve Brown: Keystone of Hercules

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2021 Mar 14 - 03:27

Uploaded

2021 Apr 10 - 14:36

Objects

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13)

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Constellation

Hercules

Field centre

RA: 16^h48^m
Dec: +34°43'
Position angle: -31°16'

Field size

24° × 13°

Equipment

Canon 250D DSLR

Exposure

6 second exposure, f/1.8, ISO-1600, 50mm focal length

Location

North Yorkshire

Target name

Hercules

Title

Keystone of Hercules

About this image

I used a 'nifty fifty' 50mm DSLR lens to get this shot. My camera was also mounted on a Star Adventurer tracking mount.

Files associated with this observation

Keystone of Hercules.jpg (1.8 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Callum Potter

Comments

Callum Potter, 2021 Apr 13 - 10:50 UTC

M13 nicely picked up in this shot!

Steve Brown

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