Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  42 Com)  ·  42 alf Com  ·  Diadem  ·  IC 858  ·  IC 859  ·  KP 1307.6+18.1  ·  KP 1308.1+18.4  ·  KP 1308.7+18.3  ·  LAMOSTJ131558.74+173523.1  ·  LAMOSTJ131707.95+174446.0  ·  LAMOSTJ131727.22+180038.9  ·  LAMOSTJ131913.18+180302.7  ·  LAMOSTJ131943.95+174652.0  ·  M 53  ·  MQ J131134.52+172943.1  ·  MQ J131135.94+173558.6  ·  MQ J131138.65+172402.4  ·  MQ J131221.81+173937.9  ·  MQ J131233.29+180930.8  ·  MQ J131242.87+180530.2  ·  MQ J131245.30+172921.8  ·  MQ J131247.33+172453.3  ·  MQ J131254.68+184217.8  ·  MQ J131259.68+184005.9  ·  MQ J131311.12+173323.1  ·  MQ J131312.23+172941.4  ·  MQ J131318.04+181052.7  ·  MQ J131318.54+181151.7  ·  MQ J131329.36+173217.3  ·  MQ J131525.95+174500.9  ·  And 381 more.
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M 53 & NGC 5053 - globular cluster siblings, Rafał Szwejkowski
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M 53 & NGC 5053 - globular cluster siblings

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M 53 & NGC 5053 - globular cluster siblings, Rafał Szwejkowski
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M 53 & NGC 5053 - globular cluster siblings

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These two are thought to be related and interacting.

For in-depth information about this object visit CN Article: Unique Binary Globular Cluster.

Very low temps causing bit of pinched optics and squeezing my stars a bit.  Originally I had intended to just shoot RGB but the unusual faintness of the poor sibling, NGC 5053, led me to add luminance signal as well.

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M 53 & NGC 5053 - globular cluster siblings, Rafał Szwejkowski