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Date/Location Wide: July 8, 2026 DeKalb County, MO; Narrow: Sept 3, 2014 KEASA Observatory, Kauai, Hawaii
Camera and Settings Wide: Celstron Origin Mark 1; Narrow: SBIG ST-2000XCM CCD Camera -10°C
Telescope Wide: Celstron Origin ; Narrow: 8-inch f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope with a 0.8x focal reducer/field flattener
Mount Wide: Celstron Originl Equitorial Wedge; Narrow: Paramount ME
Exposure Wide: 270 sec (9 x 30 s); Narrow: 30 min (3 x 10 min)
Processing Wide: Photoshop C6; Narrow: CCDOpts, Images Plus 5.75, Photoshop CS5
Other Magnitude 6.59 globular cluster; constellation Aquarius; 16.0 arc minutes in size.
M2
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