M5
Globular Cluster
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| Other names: |
NGC5904 |
| Optics: |
William Optics Megrez 80mm Triplet Fluorite APO @ f/6 |
| Mount: |
Meade LX200GPS 10" on Standard Field Tripod and Superwedge [ piggybacked ] |
| Camera: |
SBIG ST-2000XM @ -20°C |
| Exposure: |
24 minutes [ L:15min | R:3min | G:3min | B:3min ] [ all 3-minute subframes ] |
| Accessories: |
CFW-8 | AO-7 [ 7Hz ] |
| Location: |
Big Bear, CA [ RTMC ] |
| Date |
May 29, 2004 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition, DFR, FFR, alignment, and median combine in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask in Photoshop.
M5 is a 5.8 magnitude globular star cluster in the constellation Serpens.
Click the image to see a larger version (grayscale only). It's apparent in the larger image that focus was off by quite a bit.
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