NGC 6712 & IC 1298
Taken by Norm of michigan on August 18, 2020 @ Muskegon, MI
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I took this a few nights ago. Its in constellation Scutum . 3 shots. 40 secs. 3200 ISO. 12.5" f/5. Baade coma corrector. modified T2i cannon full spectrum. Globular with a planetary nebula. Whats interesting is how deep this globular cluster is with-in the galactic plane. The mass amount of stars around it is a dead give away. Typically globular clusters are outside the plane of our galaxy. So the surrounding field doesn't have so many stars around the cluster. Years ago I read a article they built a small supercomputer at a university to figure out how these tight knit globular star clusters stay together without the stars smashing together, or blowing apart over time. They are composed of the oldest stars in the universe.
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