Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  M 5  ·  NGC 5904  ·  The star 5Ser
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Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens, Michael von Berner-Purgstall
Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens
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Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens

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Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens, Michael von Berner-Purgstall
Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens
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Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens

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Maybe not known by everyone - Messier 5 is the biggest cluster in the northern hemisphere with 23'' compared to the Hercules globular cluster with 20'', but later is brighter.

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I've put together small data from 2017 with recently acquired data in 2019.

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Messier 5 - globular cluster in Serpens, Michael von Berner-Purgstall