M5 in Serpens 26th March 2020 @ 02:49 UT
An amazing sight. As globular clusters go M5 is one of my favourites. This was the last image of my session. Nice to end on a spectacular high!
Image: 15 seconds x 100 frames (1500 seconds total), gain 6579, bin 1x1, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 6 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M5 is 24,000 light years distant.
Charles Messier discovered M 5 in 1764.