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7-9 M12 Crop 130Min csc STCrLMJ
We captured the M12 globular cluster in Ophiuchus constellation on July 9, 2020. It is known as the Gumball cluster due to its appearance. This cluster is not too far away from another Globular, M10 in the same constellation. Both were discovered by Charles Messier.
This is a rather loosely packed globularcluster that has an unusually low abundance of low mass stars. Astronomers think that the low mass stars were stripped away by the gravitational pull of the Milky way. It lies 15,700 light years away. It contains about 200,000 stars across a region of space which is 75 light years in diameter.
We captured this image using our Stellarvue Access 80mm refractor and a Nikon D5300 camera. We used the newly ourchased IDAS D1 clip-in LP filter which seems to have worked well. Capture details : ISO 400, f7, and 130 minutes (65x2min) of exposure. Hope you like it!
7-9 M12 Crop 130Min csc STCrLMJ
We captured the M12 globular cluster in Ophiuchus constellation on July 9, 2020. It is known as the Gumball cluster due to its appearance. This cluster is not too far away from another Globular, M10 in the same constellation. Both were discovered by Charles Messier.
This is a rather loosely packed globularcluster that has an unusually low abundance of low mass stars. Astronomers think that the low mass stars were stripped away by the gravitational pull of the Milky way. It lies 15,700 light years away. It contains about 200,000 stars across a region of space which is 75 light years in diameter.
We captured this image using our Stellarvue Access 80mm refractor and a Nikon D5300 camera. We used the newly ourchased IDAS D1 clip-in LP filter which seems to have worked well. Capture details : ISO 400, f7, and 130 minutes (65x2min) of exposure. Hope you like it!