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Hercules Cluster (M13)

Messier 13 (M13), also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules. (Source: Wikipedia)

Technical Details

Dates: 7/5/2018
Location: Cologne, Germany

Imaging Telescope: 8″ GSO f/4 (Carbon Tube)
Imaging Camera: Nikon D7000
Filter: Baader Planetarium UHC-S

Mount: Skywatcher EQ-6

Guiding Telescope: TSO 80mm
Guiding Camera: QHY 5L-II

Integration: 10 x 5 min. (ISO 1000)

Software: PixInsight, SofortBild, OpenPhDGuiding, INDI

Plate Solution

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(Source: astrometry.net)

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