photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
George Kolb | all galleries >> Galleries >> Astrophotos > M13 in Hercules
previous | next
14-JUN-2010

M13 in Hercules

Alamo Canyon Road (Picketpost), Tonto National Forest

Discovered in 1714 by Edmond Halley, this giant globular star cluster is 25,000 light years distant. Most astronomers believe it contains several hundred thousand stars. Faint galaxy NGC 6207 lies about 40 arc-minutes away at Magnitude 11.

QHY8 CCD Camera,TEC 140mm, 980mm FL, f7 Refractor,Losmandy G11 Mount
12 x 180 sec exposures
Processed with Nebulosity 2 and PSCS2 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Jun-2010 16:10:31
Make
Model
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length
Exposure Time
Aperture
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
comment | share