| Object Data |
| Description |
M13 is the largest, brightest, and prettiest globular
cluster in the northern skies. Even modest amateur telescopes show it as
a blazing ball of stars.
|
| Constellation |
Hercules, bastard son of Zeus |
| Right Ascension |
16h 41m 49s |
| Declination |
-36° 41' 49" |
| Magnitude |
5.8 |
| Angular size |
23.2 arcminutes |
| Distance |
7.0 kiloparsecs (23,000 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
-246.6 kilometers per second (approaching) |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/5.0 (1775mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Celestron 5" SCT @ f/7.5 (950mm) |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
780 x 580 @ 1.0 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Twelve exposures of 1 minute each. Aligned, stacked,
and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
March 20, 2004 |
| Location |
Mid Florida Star Gaze at Kye's Star Farm in Venus,
Florida. |
