Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Great Cluster in Hercules  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205  ·  NGC 6207
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M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules, JimD
M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules
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M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules

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M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules, JimD
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M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules

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The Great Hercules Cluster contains around 300,000 stars in a ball about 145 light-years across. It's located 22,200 light-years from Earth. The galaxy NGC 6207 is seen to the upper left side of the image.

I captured this image over a period of four nights.

LRGB image:

L=92x120s

R=30x120s

G=30x120s

B=30x120s

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M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules, JimD