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Object: M 13 Globular Star Cluster - Constellation Hercules

Distance: 25,200 light years

Date Imaged:  June 22, 2015 through Aug 18, 2015

Date Image Processed: Initially Feb 2016, Revised Dec 2017, Final July 2019

Telescope: Orion XT - 12 and Televue Paracorr (1725mm Focal Length)

Camera: STT 8300M, FW8G-STT, Operating at -25 deg C sensor temperature

Resolution: 0.89 arc-seconds / pixel

Exposures: 13.5 hours total duration

20 Luminance - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

21 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

 

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