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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160EDF | Designation:Messier 5 or M5 (also designated NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1702. It should not be confused with the much fainter and more distant globular cluster Palomar 5, which is situated nearby in the sky. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Serpens |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Globular Cluster |
Exposure Data: RGB 180 minutes each. | Position: R.A. 15 hr 19 min , Dec +02 05 |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: January 2017 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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