M92 - Globular Cluster in Hercules
The *other* globular cluster in Hercules, often overshadowed by M13.


  • RA: 17:17
  • Dec: 43:08
  • Size: 11.2'
  • Magnitude: 6.4
  • Distance: 26,400 ly
  • Constellation: Hercules
  • Millennium Star Atlas: Vol. III, pp. 1135
  • Scope: 12.5" Ritchey-Chretien at f/9
  • Autoguider: unguided
  • Sky conditions: good seeing, excellent transparency.
  • Film: FLI Dream machine CCD
  • Exposure: 14x30 seconds L, 5x60 seconds R,G,B
  • Date: 7-13-01

Excellent results from a night with a cool, dry Canadian airmass parked overhead.


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