Home Index page Previous image Next image
Click to view the full size image: 1267x1056, 700 KB
M53 Cluster
M53
Object
Type Globular Cluster
Constellation Coma Berenices
Distance 58,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 13 Mar 2010 (Winter)
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 30:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
L 6x5, R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 1x1)
Notes
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