M2 (Globular Cluster)
- Messier 2 (M2) is one of the biggest, brightest, and oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way.
- Object Name
M2
- Object Type
Globular Cluster
- Constellation
Aquarius
- Magnitude
+6.4
- Distance
38,200 light-years
- Age
12 billion years old
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Equipment
Telescope:
Mount:
Accessory:
Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight
Camera:
Guiding:
Filter:
ZWO ASI585MC Pro cooling
ZWO ASI1290MM
n/a
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Bortle Scale: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Bortle: 8 – City Sky)
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Integration
- Date:
Friday 22nd November 2024 - Time:
23:50 / 11.50pm
- Moonlit:
Waning Crescent 21 days old
Magnitude: -10.3
Moonlit: 54%
- Total:
180″ x 20 = 1 hour
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Constellation :- Aquarius (The Water Bearer)
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M2
NGC 7089
Globular Cluster
+6.4
38,500 light years / 84 light years across
Aqr (Aquarius / The Water Bearer)
21h 33m 27s
-00° 49′ 24″
Enlarge on click the map.
(Click the map above for a large view.)
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| Abbreviation: Aqr (Aquarius) |
| English Name: The Water Bearer |
| Genitive: Sadalmelik |
| Hemisphere: Northern / Southern Hemisphere (bold means the more area in square feet in the Southern Hemisphere.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Pisces and Capricorn. |
| Visible between latitudes: +65 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn and Winter |
| Best seen in: October (map) |
| Seen between: September and November |
| Right Ascension (RA): 23 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -15 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 980 (10th) |
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Observing Messier 2
- Best months
– August thru October (Aquarius high in the evening sky)
o - Visibility:
– appears as a fuzzy ball in binoculars.
– 4‑inch telescopes show a bright core.
– 8‑inch onwards telescopes begin resolving individual stars.
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