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	M2 - Globular Cluster in Aquarius

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	RA: 21:33.5 Dec: -00:49 Magnitude: 6.5 Distance: 37,500 ly Size: 12.9 arc min Constellation: Aquarius	Scope: 8" SCT at f/10 Autoguider: ST-4 in faint mode Sky conditions: moderate transparency and seeing Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D, ISO800 Exposure: 10 x 2 minutes Date: September 2, 2006
	Comments: This is a reshoot of M2. The original film image was from 2002. The night was frustrating in a couple of ways. The first was trying to get all of the equipment to work. The second was the high, thin clouds that were constantly moving in and out. I had to shoot in the holes between clouds, thus limiting the number of shots that could be made. The hole for M2 was larger than the hole for M15 and allowed more shots.