M13 Hercules Globular Cluster

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M13 Globular Cluster

Messier 13, or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.

Object M13 Globular Cluster
Constellation: Hercules
Position: RA 16h 41m 41.24s   DEC +36° 27′ 35.5″
Apparent Size: 20 arcmins
Apparent Magnitude: 5.8
Distance in light years: 22.200 ly
   
Photo Data  
Date: 03.-04.05.2019
Location: Observatory: SkyPi - Pie Town, NM USA,
GPS:  34.298, -108.135
Telescope: ATEO-1: Dreamscope 16" f/3.7 Astrograph
Camera: FLI PL16803,  9μm, 4096 x 4096px
Field of View: °
Pixel Scale/Resolution:   arcsec/px
Expose frames/times: L 14x300s, R 13x300s, G 9x300s, B 10x300s
Total expose: 3h 54min
Filter: Luminance Red, Green, Blue
Mount:  
   
Software: Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC
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