Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 6 x 10s unfiltered images and 10 x 10s in R V and I-bands. Image taken 18/08/2006 22:05 UT.
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| Description: M2 is a bright globular cluster in the constellation
Aquarius. Note the different colours of stars, which represent different stages
of evolution - red being the most evolved.
Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 6 x 10s unfiltered images and 10 x 10s in R V and I-bands. Image taken 18/08/2006 22:05 UT. |
Physical information: Magnitude: 6.5, size: 11.7', classification: II, aka NGC7089.