NGC 5053 Globular Cluster
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SBIG ST10 E
L=4x2m 2xBin, R,G,B=3x2m
Pollux 0.8m azimutal mounted telescope
3557mm (=140 inch) f/4.44
SBIG Filter Set provided with the CFW8
3-lens Wynne corrector
3.3 arc seconds
MaximDL LRGB composit, PS 5.5, CCDSharp, DDP
good transparency, bad seeing
Philipp Keller and Christian Fuchs

This globular cluster is only 1 degree away from the more famous M 53. The brightest stars in this 55.000 Light year away cluster are about mag 14.

The cluster contains only about 4000 stars, much less than the average globular cluster.

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