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M2   (aka. NGC 7089)
Apparent Magnitude: 6.3
Distance: Aprox: 55,000 light-years
Constellation: Aquarius
Star Count: Aprox 150,000
Diameter: Aprox 174.6 light-years

Messier 2 is one of the largest known clusters of its kind in the night sky. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746.


Taken 9/7/18 at Headlands International Dark Sky Park in Mackinaw City, MI by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera

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