M13, also known as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is a dense ball of stars about 25,000 light years from earth. This star cluster contains hundreds of thousands of stars so densely packed together that they sometimes collide, forming new stars.
This image is a composite of roughly 280 images totaling about 2.5 hours of exposure time.
Image Information
Date Captured: February 2024Sky: Bortle 6/7Target: M13 - Hercules ClusterCamera Used: ZWO ASI 533MMFilters Used: Baader RGB Telescope Used: William Optics Z61Mount: Ioptron CEM26Total Integration (Exposure) Time: 2.5 HoursCapture Software: N.I.N.A.Processing Software: Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop