Michael Purcell's image of the loose globular cluster M71, taken on September 1, 1995 at 22:35:32 with his Meade 10-inch f/6.3 SC Telescope and a ST7 CCD camera, exposed 20 seconds.
This image of M71 was taken in October 2001 by Martin Germano with his 14.5" f/5 Newtonian. It is a 90 minutes exposure on hypered Kodak Tech Pan 2415 film.
Last Modification: 20 May 1999, 16:30 MET