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	Gavin James
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M29 - The Cooling Tower Cluster

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Research Assistant: Chicha Nimitpornsuko

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The Cooling Tower Cluster
M29, NGC 6913
Open Cluster
Cygnus
5,000 light years
+6.6
10 arcminutes
15 light years
1764, Charles Messier
July
20h 24m 44s
+38º 34’ 09”
Celestron EdgeHD 8"
7 nights in September & October 2019
RGB = 24 x 300s each
6 hours