
Object: M13 (NGC 6205)
Great Cluster in Hercules
Light-years: 23,500 Magnitude: ~
5.9 Size: 16.6'
Date/Time: 8/26/2000 @ 11:49 CDT
Comments: first color image of a cluster using
the broadband filter, contains over 100,000 stars
spanning 150 light years across and it is over 12 billion years
old
Exposure: 10 mins (60 x 10sec), broadband filter