Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  5 Ser  ·  IC 4537  ·  M 5  ·  NGC 5904  ·  The star 5Ser
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M5 - Globular Cluster in Serpens, Doug Gray
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M5 - Globular Cluster in Serpens

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M5 - Globular Cluster in Serpens, Doug Gray
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M5 - Globular Cluster in Serpens

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Near full moons continue to give me an excuse to fill in my Messier catalog bingo card. Most of my shots these days are taken over multiple nights, which gives me a chance to rotate the OTA so I can average out the irregular diffraction spikes around the big stars and partially correct for the tilt in the flattener. However this was a simple 100 frames per channel one night shot. I also realized that I probably don't need a luminance channel for shots like this, but dithering and 2x drizzle are a must.

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M5 - Globular Cluster in Serpens, Doug Gray