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Photographer:

albertostars

Location of Photo:

Carbondale, IL

Date/Time of photo:

9/23 10 pm

Equipment:

127 mm triplet explore scientific; zwo533pro camera

Description:

M55 is located in the south skies and one of the best looking globular clusters. According to public data, M55 is about 17,610 light years away from earth. Shines at magnitude 7.4 and is at the eastern end of Sagittarius. Its age is estimated at 12.3 billion years.

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