Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 9 x 10s unfiltered images and 6 x 10s in R V and I-bands. Image taken 27/04/2006 20:40 UT.
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| Description: M53 is a reasonably bright globular cluster, with
a particularly condensed core. The definition between the cool red giant
stars and the bluer main sequence stars is easily noticable.
Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 9 x 10s unfiltered images and 6 x 10s in R V and I-bands. Image taken 27/04/2006 20:40 UT. |
Physical information: Magnitude: 7.6, size: 14.4', classification: V, aka NGC5024.