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M 2 · α 21h 33m · δ −00° 49′
A ball of more than a hundred thousand stars 55,000 light-years away, one of the most compact and most ancient globular clusters in the sky.
| Date | 2026-09-13 - Normandie |
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| Optics | Explore Scientific 102ED + réducteur 0.8× Altair Astro |
| Mount | Skywatcher Wave 150i |
| Camera | ASI533MC Pro |
| Filters | L-Pro |
| Exposure | 1 h 45 de pose totale via ASIAIR Plus |
| Processing | Siril + GraXpert |