Messier object 92 is a globular cluster approximately 26-thousand light years distant.  Care to count the stars?

 

Messier 92   15 Apr 08, 05:00 hrs
Meade 14” LX200GPS @ f/3.3, Meade DSI III Pro, IR/UV filter
17 X 15 sec with integrated dark frames, 35°F air temp, unguided
Stacked in Registax, processed in PhotoShop
HGP  Wishing Star Observatory

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