Michael A. Stecker
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M13 globular cluster in Hercules |
![]() M13 Messier 13 or M13 (also designated NGC) is a globular in the constellation of Hercules. It shines with over 100,000 stars at 25,000 light-years from Earth. This cropped image is a joint project of James Foster and me. file: M13masC11-Color133min20128May24A-2a2sm.jpg Photographic Data telescope: Celestron 11-inch (black tube) SCT with Starizona 0.7X reducer/flattener FL= 1,955 mm mount: Astro-Physics 1200 GTO guiding: Off-axis with ZWO ASI120MM mini camera imaging camera: ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro color camera (cropped image) exposure: 133 minutes (2,2-hours) photographic site: James Foster observatory at Frazier Park California (Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevstion) |