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elpajare

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M 56
« on: June 17, 2016, 07:26:17 pm »
M56 is at a distance of about 32,900 light-years from Earth and measures roughly 84 light-years across, with a combined mass some 230,000 times that of the Sun. It is about 31–32 kly (9.5–9.8 kpc) from the Galactic Center and 4.8 kly (1.5 kpc) above the galactic plane. This cluster has an estimated age of 13.70 billion years and is following a retrograde orbit through the Milky Way. (Wikipedia)

Was shotted at 66 exp. x 2 sec. = 133 seconds
Skywatcher 200/800
Celestron 135/650

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