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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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11 Jul 2015

06 Jun 2013

11 Sep 2010

19 Jun 2004

Details:
Night of:Saturday July 11, 2015
Site:Laguna Niguel
Local Time:10:00 PM | Jul 11, 2015
Altitude:85°
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:Celestron NightScape + f/6.3 Reducer
f/ratio:f/6.3
Pixel Scale:0.73 arcsec
Image Size:1267 x 883 pixels (1.1 MP)
15.4' x 10.7'
Exposure:10 sec
Stacked Frames:9
Total Integration:2 minutes
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