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for: ‘October, 2011’

Could There Be Life On Messier 13?

Messier 13 ( M13, NGC 6205) is a globular cluster of approximately 300,000 stars in the Hercules Constellation. It is also recalled as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster. Having a magnitude of 5.8 and a diameter of about 23 arc minutes, Messier 13 can be easily seen with small telescopes and even with …

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Pink Waves Of The Lagoon Nebula

The Lagoon Nebula (also known as Messier 8, M8 or NGC 6523) is a very large interstellar cloud in the Sagittarius Constellation .  It is considered to be an emission nebula, emitting light of various colors. The Lagoon Nebula’s color is  pink in long time-exposed photos, although it appears grey looked directly through binoculars or a telescope. This is because …

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