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M92 Globular Cluster

26min exposure, 2min subs, just after the moon set below the horizon.

Messier 92 (also known as M92 or NGC 6341) is a globular cluster in the constellation Hercules. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1777 and independently rediscovered by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781. M92 is at a distance of about 26,000 light-years away from Earth.

 

Skywatcher Explorer 190 MN Pro telescope,Skywatcher EQ6 Pro mount., Scopos 80mm guide scope. Starlight Xpress SXV M25C camera, SX Lodestar guide camera, Astronomik CLS light pollution filter. Processed and aquired using Maxim DL5, Photoshop CS2.

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Uploaded on July 4, 2009