NGC 6229

NGC 6229 is a globular cluster in Hercules, no not THAT globular cluster. That globular cluster is the spectacular globular, Messier 13. This one is about 100,000 light years away and is thought to be the remnant core of a dwarf spheroidal galaxy according to Wikipedia.

This is 12h 45m of RGB data. You can find all the technical details on astrobin.

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