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Faiz Ahmad
Virginia, USA
09/09/2019
10:22 pm

Equipment Details:

Celestron Edge HD 8, Sony a 7RII with Orion StarSeeker IV GoTo Altazimuth Mount & Tripod.

Post-processing Details:

GIMP to adjust color, saturation and brightness.

Image Details:

Messier 2 (M2) is a globular cluster located at an approximate distance of 37,500 light years from Earth, well beyond the galactic center.

The cluster lies in the direction of Aquarius constellation. It is one of the largest known clusters of its kind in the night sky, spanning about 175 light years in diameter. The cluster has the designation NGC 7089 in the New General Catalogue.

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