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Object: M 2 Globular Star Cluster - Constellation Aquarius

Distance: 55,000 light years

Date Imaged:  July 24, 2015 through Aug 12, 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: 13.3 hours total duration

20 Luminance - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

 

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