M53 and NGC 5053

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This is a nice couple of globular clusters in Coma Berenices constellation. 

M53 is the brightest one on the bottom right of the image, quite concentrated; NGC 5053 (on the upper side of the image) is instead less bright and above all with very poor concentration of stars. 

Both clusters are very far from Earth (50000 light years for NGC 5053 and 58000 for M53).

Technical data
Optic         Tecnosky Apo refractor LT 130-910 with Riccardi reducer 0.75x (focal lenght 692mm, f/5.3)
Mount       Skywatcher EQ8
Camera                      Moravian G3-16200 with external filter wheel 7 positions
Filters                         Baader 50mm unmounted RGB  
Guiding system         Artesky Ultraguide 70mm 
Exposure details    R 44x120" bin1 -15C

         G 44x120" bin1 -15C
            B 44x120" bin1 -15C
Total integration       4h24'
Acquisition                Voyager, PHD2
Processing                Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5, DxO Photolab 3
SQM-L                       18.2    
Location                    Rescaldina (Italy), home terrace
Date                          23/24 March 2022




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