Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  M 2  ·  NGC 7089
M2, Roberto Marinoni
M2
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M2 is the first globular cluster in Messier Catalogue, visible in Aquarius constellation.

It is a remarkable object, with diameter of 16’ and visual magnitude of 6.3; it has a very bright core and this has obliged me to combine long and short exposures in order to not saturate it.

M2 is 37,500 light years from the Sun.

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M2, Roberto Marinoni

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