Monday 2 May 2016

M13 revisited

M13 Globular Cluster in the constellation of Hercules taken early this morning. One of the 152 known clusters in our galaxy. A ball of 300,000 stars some 22,200 light years away 145 light years in diameter.
Stacking 5 minute exposures @ ISO1600 
If you can see the tiny galaxy just left and down from centre that's NGC 6207 which is 200 times more distant at 46 million light years away.
I have had some positive feedback (from twitter) on the white drop shadow frame and I like the way it can be used to add a title. A lot of time and effort goes into an astrophoto so I think it deserves a frame and a title.

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