Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  HD147592  ·  HD147743  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121
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Messier 4 - the nearest globular cluster, benjamin_werner
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Messier 4 - the nearest globular cluster

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Messier 4 - the nearest globular cluster, benjamin_werner
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Messier 4 - the nearest globular cluster

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The picture shows the well-known globular cluster Messier 4. It was taken during my stay at Hakos in May this year.
Actually, Messier 4 is not that big as a globular cluster, but the small distance to Earth makes it the third largest globular cluster in the sky.
The instrument used was the 12" f/3.3 Deltagraph of the WAA Southern Observatory. Unfortunately, the less than ideal device caused a few reflections to creep in. 
The image is just a pure RGB image with 40x30s each channel. I hope you still like the picture a bit ;-)

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Messier 4 - the nearest globular cluster, benjamin_werner