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Old 28-05-2013, 12:13 PM
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M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster

Happy with this one. I've heard all about M13 but it never gets above 20 degrees altitude where I am. I think it was 11-14 degrees for this capture: 20 x 3 min subs at ISO 800. Given the altitude and moonlight, it turned out OK.

Funny to think this is widely regarded as the best example of a globular cluster visible to most northern hemisphere observers. Not a patch on Omega Centauri or 47 Tuc.
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Old 30-05-2013, 08:05 PM
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Good job considering how low it is!

Remember though, in the north Omega and 47 Tuc are low or invisible. To be fair, M13 looks better in QLD than Canberra.
That said, M13 would fall around 5th or 6th IMO. 6752 (Pavo), 6397 (Ara) and M22 are all equal or better than M13 to me.
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