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Great Cluster in Hercules
M13
Object
Type Globular Cluster
Constellation Hercules
Distance 25,100 ly
Magnitude 5.8
Angular Size 20 arc min
Size 145 ly
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 7/15/2004
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 300:300:300:300 secs @ -10C
L 10x30, R 10x30, G 10x30, B 10x30 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, SBIG LRGB
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop

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