NOAO CCD image of M56. From the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope.
Credit: AURA/NOAO/NSF
Globular cluster M56 in Lyra, shown from a 15-second V-band exposure obtained by Bill Keel with a Tektronix 2048x2048 CCD at the prime focus of the 4-meter Mayall telescope of Kitt Peak National Observatory. North is at the top and east to the left.
Last Modification: 2 Feb 1998