Messier 2 (also designated NGC7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius and sits about five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It is one of the largest known globular clusters measuring 87.43 light years in radius. Messier 2 sits about 55,000 light years away from earth, giving it an apparent diameter of 16 arc minutes from our perspective.
This image was taken the night of October 22nd, 2022. It was captured using a ZWO ASI2400MC Pro through an 11” Celestron EdgeHD telescope at F7 atop an iOptron CEM70. It is comprised of 100 45s exposures giving it a total integration of 1h 15m.
This image was taken from my backyard observatory, just outside of the the village of White Lake, Ontario.