M53

M53 Cluster

M53

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Object Info

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

58,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

March 13, 2010

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

L 6x5, R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

960mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

TAK MEF-1

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop