Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  HD114881  ·  M 53  ·  NGC 5024
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M53, Catherine Ryan Hyde
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M53

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M53

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A decent globular cluster image if you don't look too closely. It has a flaw, which I probably shouldn't point out. But I'm going to. I took the 180s on one side of the meridian and the 300s after transit. Somehow I ended up with the tiniest bit of rotation. So when I combined them, I could align the stars in the cluster but the stars at the edges don't quite match. After a few hours of frustration I've concluded that the only fix would be to shoot the whole night all over again. Haven't decided if I will or not. Might be clear tonight or might be foggy, and more rain coming soon.

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M53, Catherine Ryan Hyde

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