Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
21 Oct 2021
M13 - The Hercules Cluster
This is an image of M13, also known as the Hercules Cluster. It is a globular cluster about 22,000 light years away in the constellation Hercules. It is one of the brightest globular clusters in the galaxy with several hundred thousand stars measuring about 145 light years in diameter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M13
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 250.4235 Dec 36.4613
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Oct 2019 - 26 Oct 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 61 | 1h3m | 62 |
| Luminance | 63 | 1h5m | 62 |
| Green | 59 | 1h1m | 62 |
| Blue | 57 | 58m | 61 |