M5

Globular Cluster in Serpens Caput

 
Magnitude: 5.8,  Surface Brightness: 11.00,  Dimension: 19.9'x 19.9',  15h18m52.39s DE:+02°03'50.0"

 

Optics 8" LX200 Classic @ f/5.9
Mount LX200
Camera Starlight Xpress MX7-C
Filter Baader UV-Ir
Exposure 60 min. / 1 and 2 min. subexposures
Processing Acquired in AstroArt3, Deconvolution, DDP. , final work in Photoshop7
Date 05.24.05
Location Elk Grove, CA
Notes Seeing and transparency good.   Odd tracking errors, considering no wind.  I will have to see if mount was possibly moved.