File:The Owl Cluster (48817641138).jpg

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The cluster of stars in the center of this photo has several names. Some call it the Owl Cluster, the E.T. Cluster, or Caldwell 13. The cluster is located approximately 7,900 light-years from Earth and contains roughly 150 stars.

This image is a stacked version of 60 one-minute exposures with a Celestron 8-inch Rowe-Ackermann Telescope and an ASI 294mc color camera.

Taken at the Deerlick Astronomy Village, near Sharon, Georgia on 9-29-19.
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Author Stephen Rahn from Macon, GA, USA

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by StephenGA at https://flickr.com/photos/97839409@N00/48817641138. It was reviewed on 11 November 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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