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  Name(s): Messier Object M71  
  Date : 2011-08-24  
  Location : Podljubelj  
  Conditions : Low local light polution  
  Weather : 20°C, 14g/m3  
  Moon : 25%  
  Setup : TS65EDQ on NEQ6pro, guided with QHY5 on SW80/400  
  Camera : Canon 450D mod.  
  Exposure : 13x300s, ISO800  
  Processing : Iris, PS  
  Object description : Messier 71 (also known as M71 or NGC 6838) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagitta. It spans some 27 light years across.  
  Object size & distance 12.000 ly, 7.2 arc min