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M13 - Globular Cluster in Hercules
The Messier Ten Minute Challenge
M13 - Globular Cluster in Hercules Discovered by Halley in 1714, M13 (NGC 6205) is one of the most prominent and best known globulars in the northern hemisphere. At a distance of 25,100 light years it is 145 light years across. http://www.martin-nicholson.info/ten...llenge/m13.htm Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England. My website is at http://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm My informal Astronomical Blog is at http://ukastronomy.livejournal.com/ |
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M13 - Globular Cluster in Hercules
On 7 Apr, 07:49, ukastronomy
wrote: The Messier Ten Minute Challenge M13 - Globular Cluster in Hercules Discovered by Halley in 1714, M13 (NGC 6205) is one of the most prominent and best known globulars in the northern hemisphere. At a distance of 25,100 light years it is 145 light years across. http://www.martin-nicholson.info/ten...llenge/m13.htm Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England. My website is athttp://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm My informal Astronomical Blog is athttp://ukastronomy.livejournal.com/ For a truly wonderful image of this object in its natural setting, GOTO: http://www.astrosurf.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/018333.html I enjoyed it and thanks to Franck (Bugnet?) who obtained it. (You'll need a bit of french to get along on this French astram forum) Pierre |
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