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M53 and NGC5053-2

            M53: is a Globular Cluster at a distance of 60,000 light years. It is one of the most distant of the outlying clusters. M53 contains over 250,000 stars.

Located in Coma Berenices constellation it was discovered by discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775.

NGC 5053: In the same frame and less than 1° from M53 is the less dense globular cluster NGC5053. While close to M53, NGC5053 wasn't discovered until 1784, 9 years later, when William Herschal cataloged it as VI-7. NGC 5053 is about 53,000 light years from Earth. This makes M53 and NGC 5053 relatively close neighbors.

May 10, 2024
Telescope: Esprit 120mm
Camera QHY268M
Mount Sky-Watcher EQ6Rpro
from my Starship #744 in northern Arizona, bortle 1-2
total acquisition time  8hr 15m
   

Taken on: May 14, 2024

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