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M92 Globular Cluster in Hercules

"M92 is one of the brightest globular clusters although often overlooked in favour of M13 which also lies in the constellation of Hercules.

 

The cluster is located about 27,000 light-years from Earth, and is thought to be at least 11 billion years old. It contains roughly 330,000 stars with a tightly packed core and has a diameter of about 109 light-years. It has a relative velocity of -112 km/s."

- Leeds Astronomical Society

 

Picture taken using:

 

Seestar S50

31 Lights at 10 seconds

 

Bortle 4 sky.

Integrated and processed in PixInsight and captions added in Photoshop CS4

 

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Uploaded on March 24, 2024