| Object: |
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M13, Globular Star Cluster In Hercules
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| Coordinates: |
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RA
= 16h 41m 41.24s, DEC = +36° 27' 35.5" |
| Telescope: |
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Televue
NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
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| Mount: |
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Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
| Guide
Scope: |
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Stellarvue
S80/9D refractor supported by a Robin Casady TGAD (Tandem Guidescope
Aiming Device) |
| Guide
Camera: |
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Orion
StarShoot
AutoGuider
with PHD guiding software |
| Imaging
Camera: |
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QSI
583ws
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| Filters/Exposures: |
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Astrodon RGB --- Three 2-minute
exposures
each filter; processed in MaximDL and Photoshop.
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| Shooting
Location: |
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Tree Farm
Campground in Springfield, Vermont
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| Date/Time: |
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24
August 2012 |
| Comments: |
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Note the 12th magnitude galaxy,
NGC 6702, midway between M13 and the upper-right corner of the frame.
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