The Great Hercules Globular Cluster Star Cluster (NGC 6205, Messier 13)

Captured from the sky of the United Arab Emirates, this image features the beautiful globular cluster Messier 13, also historically known as the Al-Jathi Cluster.
Located in the constellation Hercules, M13 lies about 22,200 light-years away from Earth and has an estimated age of 11.65 billion years.
It contains several hundred thousand ancient stars, densely packed into a region about 213 light-years across.
In the same field of view, the spiral galaxy NGC 6207 and the faint active galaxy IC 4617 are visible.

Key Facts:
Name: The Great Hercules Globular Cluster (Messier 13 - NGC 6205)
Type: Globular Cluster
Discovered: 1714 by Edmund Halley
Estimated Age: 11.65 billion years (Source)
Distance from Earth: 22,200 light-years
Calculated Diameter: 213 light-years
Apparent Magnitude: 6.0
Angular Size: ~33 arcminutes


IC 4617 Active Galaxy (near the cluster):
Type: Seyfert 2 Active Galaxy
Distance from Earth: 553 million light-years

NGC 6207 Spiral Galaxy (lower left of the cluster):
Type: Spiral Galaxy
Distance from Earth: 55 million light-years

Telescope: Explore Scientific 152mm David H. Levy Comet Hunter
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro (cooled)
Mount: iOptron HAE43
Software: ASIAir+
Exposure: 30 x 60s images (total 30 minutes)
Filter: Optolong 2" L-Quad Enhance
Camera Temp: 0°C, Gain: 111

Pixinsight
Adobe Photoshop