Messier 5, May’25

One of the oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way, ~25,000 ly away in Serpens. A true cosmic fossil!

The next object in my seemingly endless series of globular clusters in May. I’m absolutely fascinated by the variety of globular clusters.

This image was taken on May 18, 2025, between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM.

High-resolution on Astrobin:

The high-resolution astrophoto on AstroBin with plenty of additional information.

The annotated image:

Session Details:

TelescopeVixen VC200L – VISAC
Focal Length1800mm
Erecting Lense
CameraCanon EOS R(a)
FilterBayer Matrix RGGB
MountSkywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned
Guiding EquipmentAPM 240mm
Guiding CameraToupTek GPM462M
Photography Date05/18/2025
Exposure-Time Lights25x300s
Correction framesFLATS, BIASES, DARKS
SensitivityISO 1600
Processing Date05/19/2025
Software StackStellarmate OS, PixInsight, Affinity Photo
Capture PlaceKoblenz, Germany

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