M92 globular cluster in Hercules

 

Canon EOS5DMkII 254mm Newtonian @ 2380mm 24 x 10s f/9.4 ISO12800 2009:8:15 21:40:41-21:45:45 UT
From Whitley Bay 55.1N 1.5W 10m asl. Suburban, significant light pollution (6.5 Bortles)

A smaller but more distant globular cluster than M13 which also happens to be in the constellation of Hercules.

The red glow in the background is of course light pollution.

Distance: 28,000 light years.

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