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This image was created by median combining 7 x 90 second unfiltered images taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 with SBIG ST-8XE CCD. The image has been cut down to be 20 x 20 arc minutes in size.
M71 (NGC 6838) is a loose globular cluster. M71 is about 13000 light years away with a diameter of only 27 light years. This is small for a globular cluster.
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In collaboration with the Remote Astronomical Society Observatory
Martin Nicholson - Daventry, United Kingdom.
This page was last updated on April 8th 2008.