Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205  ·  NGC 6207
M13 - 2 panes mosaic, Toni Font
M13 - 2 panes mosaic
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M13 - 2 panes mosaic

M13 - 2 panes mosaic, Toni Font
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M13 - 2 panes mosaic

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Probably one of the most photographed objects by astrophotographers in the summer. And surely, one of the objects we will see at star parties in the summer if we have a telescope.
It is located about 25000 light-years from Earth, has an apparent diameter of 23 minutes of arc. That is, 3/4 of the diameter of the full moon. It is a relatively large object.
In this composition, you can also see the galaxy NGC 6207, to the right of the cumulus. Although it is apparently very close, it is actually 30 million light years away, that is, 1200 times farther than the cluster.

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M13 - 2 panes mosaic, Toni Font