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M92


M92 is is a globular cluster about 27,000 light-years away in the constellation Hercules, separated by about 9.5° on the sky from larger and brighter M13. Above and to the right of M92 in the above image is 15th magnitude galaxy PGC059984. Farther to the right and down a bit on the edge of the frame is 15th magnitude galaxy PGC059938.

More detail from the same image is shown below. These images are at the same scale as the images of globular clusters M2, M5, M13, M15, and M71.



M92


120 minutes L and 96 minutes RGB binned 2x2 on 2015-08-14 using a QSI 583 from northern New Jersey through an Astro-Physics 155mm refractor at f7.1. North is up. ©2015

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