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Photographer:

Matteo Vacca

Location of Photo:

Milis, Sardinia, Italy

Date/Time of photo:

22/05/2020 01:07

Equipment:

GSO 0.20 m Sky-Watcher EQ-5 Pro Deluxe motorized mount ATIK 16IC-S mono cooled + IR cut filter f: 1000 mm f/5 Total exposure time acquired: 40 mn 0 s

Description:

Messier 13 or M13, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules. This great globular cluster in Hercules, was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and cataloged by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.8, M13 is 22,200–25,000 light-years away from Earth, and the globular cluster is one of over one hundred that orbit the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

Website:

https://matteovaccaastrophotography.weebly.com/