M13 First Esprit 150 Image, NGC 6205, IC 4617 (wileyglance)

M13 First Esprit 150 Image, NGC 6205, IC 4617

M13 - First Image with the Esprit 150. 60 second LRGB subs combined in PI and touched up in PS. Thanks to Trevor, Amy, and Chuck and other great Youtubers for inspiration.

M13 is likely the most famous globular cluster in the northern hemisphere. A combination of its large true size of just under 150 light-years, nearly half again the size of a typical globular cluster and its rather close distance of 25,000 light-years make it the largest globular in the northern sky. The southern sky has two even larger, so large they were both originally cataloged as stars.

M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714. Charles Messier recorded it on June 1, 1764. Its age is often stated as older than the universe which is impossible of course. Safe to say it is very old and may predate our galaxy's formation. That would mean it was captured from another galaxy ours likely disrupted in its early days.

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Image of the day
Top picks
Top pick nominations

Distribution of subject types

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	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Deep sky
Solar system
Extremely wide field
Star trails
Northern lights
Noctilucent clouds
Landscape

Distribution of data sources

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	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Backyard
Traveller
Own remote observatory
Amateur hosting facility
Public amaeteur data
Professional, scientific grade data
Mix of multiple sources
Other
Unknown

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