M13, NGC 6205

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M13 is a giant globular cluster that consists of several hundred thousand stars. The cluster is about 150 light years in diameter. Like in all globular clusters, the stars are all old. Because the core of the cluster is very bright, many short exposures had to be taken so that it would not be over exposed. The image was generated with observations in B (blue), V (green) and I (red) filters. In this image, North is left, East is down.

Credit:

T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

About the Image

Id:noao-m13kpno4m
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m.
Size:4929 x 4928 px

About the Object

Name:M13, NGC 6205
Constellation:Hercules
Category:Star Clusters

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):16 42 10.58
Position (Dec):36° 35' 47.49"
Field of view:21.50 x 21.50 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 89.9° left of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
B
436 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
V
537 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
I
805 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I