Stunning globular cluster Messier 92 in Hercules (~27 000 ly away), captured with faint background galaxies—June session highlight!
Category: Globular Cluster
One of the oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way, ~25,000 ly away in Serpens. A true cosmic fossil!
Captured M71 in Sagitta—about 13,000 ly away—a loose, orange‑rich globular cluster that truly pops in color during our 2–4 AM session!
34,000 light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Captured this globular cluster after midnight on May 16, 2025, during my May Messier tour.
Caught Messier 56 (~33,000 ly away in Lyra) on night 1 of my globular cluster run. Short exposure, decent guiding—solid result!
Captured M53 in Coma Berenices—58,000 light-years away. A dense globular cluster, imaged from home.
Messier 71, a loosely concentrated globular cluster in the constellation Sagitta about 12,000 to 13,000 light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid July.
Messier 56, a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra located about 32,900 to 33,000 light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early July.
Messier 5 is a bright and rich globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, approximately 24,500 light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid May.
Messier 92, a bright and compact globular cluster in the constellation Hercules located about 26,700 to 27,000 light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early June.