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Old 11-09-2023, 02:42 PM
TrevorW
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M73 a small cluster

Messier 73 is an asterism of four stars in the constellation Aquarius. It lies several arcminutes east of globular cluster M72. According to Gaia EDR3, the stars are 1030±9, 1249±10, 2170±22, and 2290±24 light-years from the Sun, with the second being a binary star.
Distance to Earth: 2,511 light years
Apparent magnitude (V): 9
Constellation: Aquarius
Radius: ly
Distance: Mean distance star approx. 2,500 ly (approx. 770 pc)
1 hrs data in 3min subs captured 10/9/2023 before the clouds rolled in. QHY268c F/8 10" GSO RC No filter as have been having an issue with gradients and wanted to see if it made a difference it didn't
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