Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  M 53  ·  NGC 5024  ·  NGC 5053
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Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053, Björn Hoffmann
Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053
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Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053

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Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053, Björn Hoffmann
Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053
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Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053

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These two distant globular clusters, which are only 1° apart from each other, are a good target for galaxy season and people with low focal length optics. Being 58.000 light years away, M53 is the third farthest Messier object inside our milky way.

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Messier 53 / NGC 5024 and NGC 5053, Björn Hoffmann

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