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A few months ago I had the opportunity to photograph retired Air Force Lieutenant General Leroy Manor at Lazydays in Seffner, FL.
He shared a few of the amazing tales he has collected in his 93+ years. As a fighter pilot, he flew over the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, and years later was in overall command of the attempt to rescue American POW's in Vietnam known as Operation Ivory Coast. When asked what it was like to meet the President of the United States, he responded "which one?"
Always a summer favorite, M13 is the Keystone Globular in Hercules. Located about 25,100 light-years away, M13 contains a least 100,000 stars. Age estimates indicate that M13 was formed within the first few hundred million years of the big bang.
The bright star to the left is a magnitude 6.7, and is indeed yellowish.
Near the top of the frame is a nice edge-on spiral galaxy, LEDA 2085077 that shines at magnitude 16. Its distance is not available.
Object: M13
Location: Pinyon Flat Astronomical Observatory
Date: May 2, 2014
Optics: Celeston C9.25" with f/6.3 focal reducer
Guiding: B&L 4" SCT piggybacked with Atik 16mono and PhD software
Stacking: DeepSky Stacker with flats and darks
Processing: PixInsight with a slight histogram adjustment with PhotoShop CS6
Folder: \140503
Riders took off on an overcast September morning for the 2013 Sub 5 Century Challenge to benefit the Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson's research.
15-05-2014. There was a full moon but I had to have a shot at M13. This is a first attempt with SWED80 and QHY5L-II. Processed in DSS and PS5
Der Kugelsternhaufen M13 im Sternbild Herkules. Unten links ist noch die Spiral-Galaxie NGC6207 mit 12.23 mag Helligkeit sichtbar.