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Several hundred thousand stars packed into a ball.

posted by deathcow

3 months 4 weeks ago • 316 views

M13

From Wikipedia:

" M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (also known as the Hercules Globular Cluster, Messier Object 13, Messier 13, M13, or NGC 6205) is a globular cluster in the Hercules constellation . "

This light travelled for 25,000 years before being captured. I took 42 exposures of 20 seconds each and stacked them to increase the signal of this faint object.

Imagine living on a planet orbiting around one of these stars. What would the night sky look like?

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This is the scope I'm using (and yours truly.)
http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/91042338/original

written by deathcow

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Ha! With a rocking chair to boot! Awesome. I would love to be able to mount my camera to something like that.

written by MarineGunrock

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Sounds good... we could mount it right where that black plate is there. Just bolt it on and let it go and it will get perfect point stars for hours.

written by deathcow

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HA! I'll be in Anchorage on the 1st... so if you hear someone messing around out there, don't be too worried. I promise I'll be careful!

written by MarineGunrock

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My wife discovered 5 globular clusters.

written by Tofumar

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^Two of em were between my legs.

written by MarineGunrock

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Badum, bum.

written by choggie

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DC, was that shed built for the scope? What do you feed your
lawnmowers?

written by choggie

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I prefer this picture:
http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/91001920

Whoever's in that casket - you're pretty happy they're dead.

written by dag

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"Two of em were between my legs."

Yes, she said she catalogued them as the "smallest clusters yet discovered in the universe."

written by Tofumar

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Ouuuuch! NICE comeback! You had me literally loling!

written by MarineGunrock

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damn I wished I lived somewhere I could make use of a scope like that. great f-'ing pics dude. share moar pleez!

btw - that weight training thing seems to have paid off. nice job.

written by jonny

| 3 months 3 weeks ago | CH

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"Ouuuuch! NICE comeback! You had me literally loling!"

I does what I cans.

written by Tofumar

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Can we get a picture of your setup? Must be impressive.
Also:
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/12/firefox-logo-seen-in-deep-space/

written by Doc_M

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So, on the sidebar of my profile page, under 'navigation' there's a link called *promoted blog posts. What's that all about, then?

written by schmawy

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Promoting this Blog post - promote requested by schmawy.

written by siftbot

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...cooool.

See also:
http://blog.videosift.com/deathcow/Great-Eskimo-Captured-From-Alaska-Skies
And:
http://blog.videosift.com/deathcow/M51-from-Alaska
For more adventures of SpaceCow!!!

written by schmawy

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Thanks hey I've been, emmm,(gandalf to frodo voice) occupied... didnt know you guys were talking behind my back.. I've been whipping up a new image too since I've been milking the darkness for all its worth as its disappearing big time in a week or two. I've been pointing the telescope at M94, which is a spiral galaxy 14.5 million light years away, and M65 which is a cool looking galaxy with a nice huge ring of dust about 35 million light yrs distant.
M94: http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/95994451
M65: http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/96013843

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