Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205  ·  NGC 6207
M13 (4-24-2014), Kirk
M13 (4-24-2014)
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M13 (4-24-2014)

M13 (4-24-2014), Kirk
M13 (4-24-2014)
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M13 (4-24-2014)

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Description

Object: Messier 13 (M13) (2014)

M13 or NGC6205 is a Globular Cluster located in Hercules - about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is the variable star V11 with an apparent magnitude of 11.95. Distance: M13 is about 25,000 light-years away from Earth and has an estimated mass of 600,000 solar masses.

Acquisition Date: 04/24/2014 – 4/25/2014

Camera: SBIG ST8300M @ -15°C

Telescope: Stellarvue SV105T @ (f/7)

Mount: AP1100

Guidescope: Williams Optics 50mm finder/guider

Guide Camera: SBIG STi-M

Filters:

-Luminance20 x 5 min. (100min.)

-Red: 12 x 5 min. (60min.)

-Green:12 x 5 min. (60min.)

-Blue:12 x 5 min. (60min.)

Total Exposure: 280min. (4.67hrs)

Limiting Magnitude: 5.1

Comments:

-IDAS LP2 48mm light pollution filter.

-Stellarvue SFF7-21 field flattener.

-Processed in PixInsight 1.8 and Adobe Photoshop CS5

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M13 (4-24-2014), Kirk