Great Hercules Cluster
Great Hercules Cluster
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Equipment used:
Telescope: Celestron C8 SCT with 0.63x reducer-corrector
Camera: ZWO 1600MM Pro with ZWO LRGB filters
Guiding equipment: ZWO 290MM on Celestron Guidescope
Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ6 GT
Total exposure time: 5 hours (2 hours L, 1 hour each RGB, 60 sec each exposure)
Imaging site: Aylesbury, UK
The Great Hercules Cluster is the most prominent of all the globular clusters within our Milky Way visible from the Northern hemisphere, rivalled only by the Omega Centauri of the southern hemisphere.
Key Features:
Distance: Located 22,200- 25,000 light-years from Earth.
Size: 145 light years.
Star Count: 300,000- 500,000 stars
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