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Left: amateur image, right: Hubble image of the globular cluster Messier 30.

Messier 30: Amateur Image vs. Hubble Image

Messier 30 (M30) is a globular cluster located some 28,000 light-years away in the constellation Capricornus. 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: NASA, ESA
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