I got an email from Rick saying he would be at the observatory tonight for an occultation, so I thought I'd head over with the scope for a chance to do some astrophotography and observing.

I set up the scope in the front "yard" of the dome and took a quick look at m13. Impressive as always, this was my first observation this year.

Huge globular cluster with hundreds of resolvable stars, there are even asterisms within the cluster itself that are visible.

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Hercules Globular Cluster

  • Observed with: Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
  • Seeing: below average
  • Light pollution: below average