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Globular cluster M5

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Globular cluster M5IC 4540NGC 5904IC 4537
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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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