Globular cluster M5
Photo description / processing
Globular cluster Messier 5 (M5, NGC 5904)
Double star 5 Serpentis (5 Serpentis)
Equipment:
Canon EOS 550 D camera.
Synta SkyWatcher 150/750 telescope, F/5
HEQ-5 Pro mount
iOptron iPolar polar alignment camera
Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
Bahtinov mask
Acquisition software:
Astrophotography Tool
SharpCap (polar alignment)
EQ-Mode
ASCOM
Cartes Du Ciel
Imaging from May 31-June 1, 2025, Kremenkul area
Red light pollution zone. Bortle class 7
315 Light frames at 15 seconds + 20 Dark frames + 20 Bias frames
ISO 1600
Total integrated exposure Σ=1h18'45"
Post-processing software:
DeepSkyStacker
FitsWork
FITStacker
Lightroom
StraNet2GUI
Photoshop
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 150/750
- Camera
- Canon EOS 550D
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
- Accessories
- Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov Mask
- Software
- Astro Photography Tool, DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork, FitStacker, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Adobe Photoshop
- Location
- Chelyabinsk, Russia
Light pollution
Red, Bortle 7 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 315 × 15″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·
Total exposure: 1 h 19 m









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