M13: The Great Hercules Cluster in LRGB

Image Title: M 13

Copyright: Bozon-Gangloff

Date image was taken: June 30, 2025

Location: South Portugal

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Located at a relatively “near” distance from Earth, 22,000 light-years away, it groups together more than 500,000 stars in a diameter of 145 light-years.
It is located in the constellation of Hercules and is between 12 and 14 billion years old. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714.
Photo taken in South Portugal from 01/05 to 30/06/2025 by Team ARO.
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Set-Up: Astrosib 400 on Asa DDM 85 mount. Camera Moravian C4 36x36
Pixinsight-Photoshop processing

Name: Francis Bozon

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