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M13 -- Great Hercules Cluster
Object
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Globular Cluster |
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Constellation |
Hercules |
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Distance |
22.2k light years |
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Magnitude |
5.8 |
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Size |
20.0 arc-min |
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Notes |
There are many galaxies in Hercules that show up in this image. NGC 6207 is the brighter galaxy to |
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the upper right and there is a smaller edge-on IC 4617 in-between NGC 6207 and M13. Besides |
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those "brighter" galaxies, there are 148 galaxies I have identied in this image that is documented |
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here. |
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Image
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Date |
2006-05-27 |
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Place |
Adams Ranch Dark Sky Site |
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Exposure Data |
LRGB 90:30:30:30 mins @ -5C |
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Lum 18x5, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 |
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Notes |
All filters binned 1x1 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106N |
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Focal Length |
530 mm @f/5.0 |
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Mount |
Takahashi NJP |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB |
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Software |
TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 06/29/2023 |