Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Great Cluster in Hercules  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205
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M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster, Douglas J Struble
M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster
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M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster

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M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster, Douglas J Struble
M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster
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M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster

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Why the moon is full and there are no narrowband targets to work on, I decided to go after some globular clusters.

Messier 13 (M13), also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules.

M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and cataloged by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764. Charles had a list of more than a 100 objects that later became known as the Messier Catalog. The French astronomer mistook these objects for comets, but compiled them into a list to help future scientists.

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M13 • NGC 6205 • Globular Cluster, Douglas J Struble

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