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M13 globular cluster in Hercules

15-May-2026 09:09 ADT 15-May-2026 12:09 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M13 globular cluster in Hercules, 11-Jun-2018

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 8 ea @ 120s R,G,B 2x2; 8 @ 300s L 1x1
Total Exposure: 88m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 22.2 kly
Astrobin link
 
This photo has won several awards. In chronological order,
- adjudicated contest, Nova East, 2018
- people's choice, Nova East, 2018
- SkyNews Photo of the Week for the week of July 20th, 2018.
- publication in the Gallery section of SkyNews, Jan/Feb 2019 issue
- RASC Imagining the Skies sesquicentennial contest; Astrophotography, Experienced Level.