Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  M 56  ·  NGC 6779
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Messier 56, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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Messier 56, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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My first ever image of Messier 56, a globular cluster in constellation Lyra.  About 32 000 l.y. away from us and 84 l.y. across.  A rather short integration time, but this was all I could achieve in between the clouds... more data planned to be added later.

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Alf J.

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Messier 56, Alf Jacob Nilsen