Hercules Cluster
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Another Astrophotography Night!
Last night, I headed out to my driveway again and set up my C11 — but this time, I borrowed my dad’s camera! I’m just starting out, and I haven’t done anything with these photos yet. I’ve installed Deep Sky…
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How Deep-Sky Catalogs Work
Meet the Veil Nebula, one of my favorite deep-sky objects. The Veil is one of the more common star party requests I get from more experienced participants. Unfortunately, it requires a very powerful telescope. My 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain — pretty advanced,…
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Story of a Star Cluster
Meet M13, one of my favorite globular star clusters. M13, also known as Messier 13 or the Hercules Cluster, is found — surprise surprise — in the constellation Hercules in the northern hemisphere. The really cool thing about star clusters…
