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M80     (NGC 6093)
Magnitude: 7.87
Distance: Aprox: 32,600 light-years
Constellation: Scorpius
Diameter: 96 light-years
Star Count Aprox: 200,000

M80 is one of the most densely populated globular clusters in our galaxy. Messier 80 also contains a significant number of radio pulsars, rotating neutron stars emitting beams of electromagnetic radiation that can only be detected when the beams are pointing in our direction.


Taken 6/14/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera