M14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

 
 
 
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  • RA: 17:36.6
  • Dec: -03:15
  • Size: 11.0 arcmin
  • Magnitude: 7.6
  • Distance: 30,300 ly
  • Constellation:  Ophiuchus
  • Scope: 8" SCT at f/10
  • Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
  • Sky conditions:  Above average seeing and transparency.
  • Camera: Griffin modified Canon 350XT, ISO 1600
  • Exposure:  10 x 2minutes
  • Date:  September 16, 2007
 
 
Comments:  I shot this globular while waiting for the optics to cool down after alignment. M14 is a slightly elliptically shaped globular cluster about 100 light years across. The brightest stars are about visual magnitude 14.0. M14 contains over 70 variable stars.