M53
Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices
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M53 Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices |
| Optics | Celestron 80ED @ f/7.5, guided with an 8" LX200 Classic @ f/5.9 |
| Mount | LX200 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress SXV-M7 |
| Filter | Astronomik RGBIIc filters |
| Exposure | 300 minutes over two nights @ 10 min. subs |
| Processing | Acquired in AstroArt3,DDP. , final work in Photoshop7 |
| Date | 05.25.06 |
| Location | Elk Grove, CA |
| Notes | Seeing and transparency average to poor. Strong gusty winds limited the FWHM values to around 6-7 ArcSec/Pixels. My 80ED really undersamples the image too much with my SXV-M7, for anything other than nebula. The detail is not what it should be. Globulars need to be imaged with my LX200. |