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Photographer:

gvidishev99

Location of Photo:

EL SAUCE OBSERVATORY, CHILIE

Date/Time of photo:

5/15/2023

Equipment:

Planewave CDK24"; QHY600M

Description:

Messier 12 or M 12 (also designated NGC 6218) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier on May 30, 1764, who described it as a "nebula without stars".[8] In dark conditions this cluster can be faintly seen with a pair of binoculars. Resolving the stellar components requires a telescope with an aperture of 8 in (20 cm) or greater.[9] In a 10 in (25 cm) scope, the granular core shows a diameter of 3′ (arcminutes) surrounded by a 10′ halo of stars. This is my processing of the Telescope Live data