• NGC 5053 in Coma Berenices
  • NGC 5053
    NGC 5053
  • NGC 5053 in Coma Berenices
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  • NGC 5053 is a globular cluster with relatively few stars.
  • Date:  19 May 2022
  • FOV:  cropped to 68' × 45'; the angular size of M53 is about 10'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 (714mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 240
  • Filter:  Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut
  • Stacking:  Fifteen 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  1 hour
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, BlurXT, NoiseXT, Mask, GHS, HST
  • PM Mask + GHS + HST, Sat, DynCrop/Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY