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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 9/8/2007
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 30:30:30:30 mins @ -15C
L 6x5, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 848mm @f/8
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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