M5 GLOBULAR CLUSTER on 2024-04-11+12
This photo was taken in Kyle, Texas, under Bortle 5.9 skies, through a 6-inch f/4 Telescope, on a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount, with a ZWO ASI533MC PRO color camera. The processing was done with PixInsight. The total image acquisition time is: 02 hrs 3 min 00 sec. Full Size View Full size files are very large and can take a minute to download. After downloading the full-size picture to zoom in or out on a computer hold down the Ctrl key and use the scroll mouse button, or you can press the + or - key.
M5, Messier 5, is a bright, densely populated globular cluster that is one of
the oldest in our galaxy. As you gaze at M5, you are looking at an object with
more than 100,000 stars and around 13 billion years old. The cluster is more
than twice the age of our solar system, and almost as ancient as the universe
itself. The younger hot blue stars in the cluster are believed to be the result
of stellar collisions. M5 is located about 24,500 light-years from the Earth.
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OBJECT = M5
TELESCOPE = 17.5 inch f3.23
CAMERA = ST-7E
OBSERVER = Rusty Fletcher
LOCATION = Seguin Outdoor Learning Center
DATE (Yr-Mo-Dy) = 2005-04-13
TIME (UT) = 07:46:26
IMAGES STACKED = 16
INDIVIDUAL EXPOSURES = 30 sec.
TOTAL EXPOSURE TIME = 480 sec.
