My Astrophotography – Messier 13

Messier 13 (M13) / NGC 6205 / The Hercules Cluster)

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• It is one of the brightest and most famous globular clusters visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
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• The M13 Globular Cluster is easy to find with binoculars or a small telescope, especially on summer evenings.
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• Astronomically, M13 is important because it helps scientists study the evolution of very old stars and the history of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Its stars are estimated to be around 11–13 billion years old, making the globular cluster one of the oldest known structures in our galaxy.
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• Object Name
  Messier 13

• Object Type
  Globular Cluster

• Constellation
  Hercules

• Magnitude
  +5.8

• Distance
  25,000 light-years

• Age
  12 billion years

• Annotate

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Telescope:

Mount:

Accessory:

Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

2″ Optolong eNchance

• Date:
  Wednesday 5th November 2025

• Moonlit:
  Waning Crescent 26 days old
  Magnitude: -10.7
  Moonlit: 15.1%

• Total:
  180’s x 65 subs = 2 hours

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Messier 13 (M13) / NGC 6025

The Hercules Cluster

Globular Cluster

+5.8

6,000 light years / 5.5 light years

Tau (Taurus / The Bull)

16h 41m 41s

+36° 27′ 35″

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