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The Great Hercules Globular
M13 | Messier 13 | NGC 6205
Just barely visible to the naked eye, the Great Hercules Globular is 150 light years in diameter and contains over 300,000 stars magnitude 12 and dimmer. This is a Class V globular with an intermediate density of stars at its core.


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All Images of The Great Hercules Globular
20 May 2017

11 Jul 2015

06 Jun 2013

11 Sep 2010

19 Jun 2004

Details:
Night of:Wednesday June 5, 2013
Site:Palomar Mountain
Local Time:2:00 AM | Jun 6, 2013
Altitude:70°
RA:16h 41m 41s
Declination:+36d 27' 36"
Distance:22,200 light years
Magnitude:+5.8 mV
Size:20'
Camera Settings:
Telescope:9.25-SCT
Camera:Orion Starshoot DSI2
f/ratio:f/10
Pixel Scale:0.817 arcsec
Image Size:742 x 547 pixels (0.4 MP)
10.1' x 7.4'
Exposure:5 sec
Stacked Frames:44
Total Integration:4 minutes
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