M13 in Hercules


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M13 - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
The small galaxy IC4617 is visible just above and to the left of M13
Constellation: Hercules
Distance: 25,100 ly
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05-17-2009
Imaged at Soap Creek Valley
Corvallis, Oregon
12.5" f/4.8 with Lightholder primary
CCD Labs Q453 (QHY8) Camera with Televue Photo Paracorr and Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter
4 x 240 sec subframes acquired with Nebulosity 2.0 with Offset 100 and Gain 58 (92%)
It was cool (49oF)
Tom Osypowski Dual Axis Aluminum Eq. Platform
Autoguided with PHD sofware
8" f/4 Guidescope
CCD-Labs Q-guide camera with Televue Paracorr
Image processing with ImagesPlus 3.75 and Photoshop CS4



There is also a very faint galaxy detected below and to the left of M13. Does anyone know the identitiy of this tiny galaxy?