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Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules

M13 (also designated as NGC 6205) is the most famous globular cluster of the northen sky. M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764. Visible with naked eye in good weather condition. M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is the variable star V11 with an apparent magnitude of 11.95. M13 is 25,100 light-years away from Earth.
To see another picture of M13 please click here M13 taken with ST8300 and FSQ
Globular Cluster M13

Photo Details

  Telescope: Orion CT8 Newton(900mm)

  Camera: Sbig STL11000, Filter wheel, Baader 2" LRGB filters

  Mount: Takahashi NJP

  Guiding: Self-guided

  Exposure: LRGB L 5x8min, RGB 2x8min

  When: April 2017

  Other information: good transparency, good seeing, Tylmanowa

 
Globular Cluster M13

Photo Details

  Telescope: Celestron C8N (1000mm)

  Camera: Sbig ST-2000XM, Filter wheel, Baader 1.25" LRGB filtes

  Mount: NJP Takahashi

  Guiding: Self-guided

  Exposure: LRGB L 13x480sec, RGB 5x480sec

  When: ----

  Other information: good transparency, good seeing

 
Globular Cluster M13

Photo Details

  Telescope: Celestron C8N (1000mm)

  Camera: Sbig ST-2000XM, Filter wheel, Baader 1.25" LRGB filtes

  Mount: NJP Takahashi

  Guiding: Self-guided

  Exposure: LRGB 3h

  When: ----

  Other information: good transparency, good seeing, taken from city of Tarnow

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