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Hubble Sees Massive Globular Cluster: NGC 6139
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| 06/25/18
Posted on 06/30/2018 4:56:13 PM PDT by Simon Green
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To: Simon Green
To: SunkenCiv
To: Simon Green
To: Simon Green
...this is too much...
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posted on
06/30/2018 5:14:05 PM PDT
by
DoodleBob
To: Simon Green
God is ETERNAL!! Of course there are BILIONS and BILIONS of stars and PLANETS!!!!
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posted on
06/30/2018 5:21:31 PM PDT
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Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Simon Green
I shot this globular star cluster a few years back. This is M-13, or the Great Hercules Globular Cluster. This star cluster includes several hundred thousand stars in the constellation Hercules. M-13 is about 22,200 light-years away from Earth.
M13/NGC 6205. 40x25s
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posted on
06/30/2018 5:24:25 PM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Simon Green
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posted on
06/30/2018 5:40:22 PM PDT
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dforest
(Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
To: dragnet2
That’s a really good picture, Dragnet2 - thank you for sharing it with us!
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posted on
06/30/2018 5:42:41 PM PDT
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Ken522
To: Ken522
Thanks Ken.
It's not bad, but truth is the image suffers from what is called vignetting. Looking closer at the corners, they're darker than the rest of the image. This was due to issues in the optical train in front of the camera.
One day soon I plan or revisiting this star cluster which is just outside of our galaxy, to see if I can correct it. If not it'll still be fun to get away from this planet for a while anyway.☺
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posted on
06/30/2018 5:58:12 PM PDT
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dragnet2
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To: dforest
Michael Moore I figured someone would have beat me to it.
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posted on
06/30/2018 6:00:44 PM PDT
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JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: Simon Green
I got your globular cluster, right here.
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posted on
06/30/2018 6:05:17 PM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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posted on
06/30/2018 6:11:22 PM PDT
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Beowulf9
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posted on
06/30/2018 6:17:56 PM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
“about 22,200 light-years away from Earth”
Awesome pic, thanks for posting. RE the distance, I can’t even comprehend 1 light year, let alone more than 22,000 light years.
To: dragnet2
Indeed a good shot!
Next time you do astro-pho, go for M22, M3, M5 or M92
All great globulars.
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posted on
06/30/2018 6:44:46 PM PDT
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Conan the Librarian
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To: dragnet2
To: Simon Green
So globular clusters are OUTSIDE their host galaxy and actually “orbit” the galaxy? That is an unimaginably large orbit. I wonder what the orbital period is.
How tightly packed are the stars in globular clusters? Are they close together (astronomically speaking)?
To: dragnet2; Ken522
Could you tell us about your telescope and camera? It is a fantastic shot.
To: dforest
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posted on
06/30/2018 7:38:18 PM PDT
by
xp38
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