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

M13 Great Star Cluster in Hercules, Padraic Moran
M13 Great Star Cluster in Hercules
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M13 Great Star Cluster in Hercules

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A close crop of M13, taken from dark skies on the West of Ireland. Seeing and transparency were moderate, but there's quite a bit of latitude in such a dark location.

This was my first attempt using the SCT with an OAG, and also of imaging a star cluster.

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M13 Great Star Cluster in Hercules, Padraic Moran