Object: M 5
One of the largest known globular clusters, M5 spans 165 light-years in diameter and lies 25,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Serpens. It was discovered in 1702 by German astronomer Gottfried Kirch, well before Messier first observed it in 1764.
- Team: Dave Jurasevich and Howard Hedlund
- Filters: Tru-Balance LRGB filter set Gen 2
- Exposure: L 12 ea x 300 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 6 ea x 300 sec 1x1 bin
- Date: April 2016
- Software: CCDStack 2, Photoshop CS5