Observation by Mark Fairfax: M53 Globular Cluster

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2022 Apr 30 - 00:39

Uploaded

2022 May 02 - 17:48

Objects

M53

Equipment

Unistellar eVscope Classic

Exposure

20 mins

Location

Nottinghamshire UK

Target name

M53 globular cluster in Coma Berenices

Title

M53 Globular Cluster

About this image

M53 (also known as NGC 5024) at magnitude +7.8 is one of the more outlying globular clusters - being about 60,000 light-years away from the galactic centre and almost the same distance (about 58,000 light years) from our solar system.

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