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Messier 13 (M13), also known as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is one of the brightest and most famous star clusters in the northern sky.
Key Characteristics
*Type: Globular star cluster.
*Age: Around 11.6 billion years old.
*Distance: Roughly 22,000 to 25,000 light-years from Earth.
*Diameter: About 145 light-years across.
*Population: Contains several hundred thousand stars.
Visual Appearance
*Core: Incredibly dense center packed with ancient stars.
*Outer Regions: Stars spread out into distinct, stellar tendrils.
*Color: Dominated by aging yellow and red giant stars.
*Blue Stragglers: Contains younger-looking blue stars formed by stellar mergers.
Historical Significance
*Discovery: Found by Edmond Halley in 1714.
*Arecibo Message: Target of a 1974 interstellar radio message.
another capture of blood Moon and eclipse 7.9.2025
skywatcher newton 150/750
canon eos 1300D
mount eq3-2
bortle 3-4
czech republic
OBJECT: M-1; NGC 1952; Taurus-A
CONSTELLATION: Taurus
POSITION (2000.0): 05 34 31.9 +22 00 52.2
URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP:
DIAMETER: 490" x 290"
DISTANCE (parsecs): 2,250
TYPE: SNR + Pulsar
CLASS: SNR of 1054 A.D.
MAGNITUDE: 8.4
PULSAR Mag.: 16
REFERANCE: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Vol 3
DATE: Nov. 13/14, 2015
TIME: 12:26 to 01:13 AM-EST
PLACE: Moccasin Lake, Winston, Georgia
INSTRUMENT: 14 Inch (36 cm) Meade LX200 SCT
FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3
ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer + IDAS LPR filter
MOUNT: Orion HDX110 EQ-G
CAMERA: Canon 60Da
EXPOSURE: 34 minutes
SUBS: 20 seconds
ISO: 6400
Andromeda Galaxy (M31), 10/08/2021
Equipment:
RASA 8
CGEM-dx mount
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair Pro
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – My Driveway, WA
Bortle Class 7
300 30-second Lights (2.5hrs)
60 Darks
60 Bias
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
StarNet++
Lightroom
Photoshop
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 04/21/2021
The Whirlpool Galaxy is slowly merging with the smaller, yellowish galaxy NGC 5195. This interaction is trigging massive areas of new star formation, which is why there is so many red clusters in the Whirlpool Galaxy.
Equipment:
RASA 8
iOptron GEM45
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – Long Mire Campground
Bortle Class 2
300 30-second Lights (2.5 hrs.)
60 Darks
60 Dark flats
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
Lightroom
Photoshop
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