GLOBULAR CLUSTER M53 (NGC 5024)
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Image acquisition and processing details:
| Telescope: | William Optics Zenithstar 105mm APO refractor, f/5.6 with 0.8 FR/FF. |
| Mount: | Celestron CGE, remotely controlled with NexRemote. |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-10XME cooled to -15C, internal guiding. All images binned 1x1. |
| Filters, Exposure Times: | Luminance 20 min (10x2 min), Red, Green, and Blue 20 min each (10x2 min each). |
| Dates (Universal Coordinated Time): | 18-Mar-2007 |
| Moon Phase: | 1% |
| Location: | Vail View Observatory |
| Software: | MaximDL, TheSky, CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop |
| Notes: | A longer focal length might be better for imaging this object. |