Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  IC 4617  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205
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Great Cluster in Hercules M13, Herbert W Hamber
Great Cluster in Hercules M13
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Great Cluster in Hercules M13

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Great Cluster in Hercules M13, Herbert W Hamber
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Great Cluster in Hercules M13

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Great Cluster in Hercules M13

iOptron (GSO) Ritchey-Chretien 8-inch reflector on Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro mount, Risingcam Sony IMX571 camera.

Natural color, no filters.

Total time  56 min, 10sec subs (my second attempt with this scope)

No guiding, no apps, no gadgets, optical polar alignment. No added or removed stars, no re-colored stars, no re-shaped stars.

Images stacked in DSS and minimally edited in Gimp.

At the University of California Steele/Burnand Desert Research Center (SBDRC) in Borrego Springs, Calif

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Great Cluster in Hercules M13, Herbert W Hamber