Messier 71: Amateur Image vs. Hubble Image
Messier 71 (M71) is a globular cluster located some 13,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta. M71 is one of the smallest of its kind. The left image was taken with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope using a 0.63x focal reducer and a DSLR Camera. The right image was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Image Credit: Amateur Image: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: ESA/Hubble and NASA
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Image CreditAmateur Image: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: ESA/Hubble and NASA
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