M14 - Globular Cluster - Class VIII

M14 - The Class VIII Globular Cluster was discovered by French Astronomer Charles Messier in 1762.  In the summer of 1938, M14 had a star go nova although it was not discovered until photo plates were studied in 1964.  It is 100 light-years in diameter and contains over 150,000 stars.   M14 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus at 17h 37m 36.2s RA, -03o 14m 45.3 DEC and is 11' arc minutes. It is 30,300 Light Years from Earth, and has a visual magnitude of 7.6. The best time to observe M14 is mid Summer.
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Freeport, IL  USA
7 September 2021
22m 45s
Sony A6000
1250
91 Sec
ES127 Triplet
952mm  f/7.5


DeepSkyStacker
Pixinsight
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1 Session on September 7.  Used Darks and Flats.



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