Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 4645  ·  M 92  ·  NGC 6332  ·  NGC 6341
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M92 Globular Cluster, Eddie Bagwell
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M92 Globular Cluster

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M92 Globular Cluster, Eddie Bagwell
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M92 Globular Cluster

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M92 also known as NGC 6341 is a Globular Cluster in the Northern constellation of Hercules. It was independently discovered 3 times by Bode (1777), Jahrbuch (1779) and Messier (1781).

With an apparent magnitude of 6.3, M92 is one of the brightest globular clusters in the Milky Way and is visible to the naked eye under good observing conditions. It can be most easily spotted during the month of July. The cluster is very tightly packed with stars, containing roughly 330,000 stars in total and mostly made up of the elements Hydrogen and Helium.

This is considered a Lucky Image captured on the fly between two planned targets. I had about an hour to grab something interesting, and this fit the bill.

Captured in LRGB.

Thanks, Eddie

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