#NGC6712
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Not, alas, a supernova.
NGC 6712, 67 million light years away. The bright dot below the core is a 15th magnitude foreground star.
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A small face-on spiral galaxy behind a starfield
May 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 25/02/1999

NGC 6712: Galactic Globular Cluster

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A composite image of NGC 6712, a globular star cluster in the constellation Scutum. This ancient cluster, approximately 23,000 light-years away, is slowly dissolving as its fainter stars are stripped away by the Milky Way's gravitational forces. The image showcases the dense concentration of millions of stars within the cluster.
February 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
bgo.observatory.social.ap.brid.gy
At 03:51:43 #bgosays I just took this image for Cohen Dunlop of NGC6712 (ID 29177) in the LUM2 filter!
May 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
bgo.observatory.social.ap.brid.gy
At 22:00:12 #bgosays I just took this image for Dave Chapman of NGC6712 (ID 26868) in the LUM2 filter!
September 30, 2024 at 1:00 AM