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M12   The Gumball Cluster  (NGC 6218)
Magnitude: 7.68
Distance: Aprox: 15,700 light-years
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Diameter: 75 light-years
Star Count Aprox: 200,000

M12 also known as the Gumball Globular, is a globular star cluster which is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. The cluster was discovered by Charles Messier on May 30, 1764.


Taken 5/24/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera