Finding M5 Cluster
M5 can be found north of the Constellations of Libra and Virgo. Locate a star called Mu Virginis (The bottom one of the two on the extreme left of Virgo) and Zubeneschamali (The top star in Libra in this picture. Create a virtual elongated triangle and M5 make the peak of this triangle.
(Image from SkySafari 6 Plus)
M5 Cluster
Description: Globula Cluster Common Name: Messier 5 Messier Catalogue: 5 NGC: 5904 Constellation: Serpens Size: 23 Arc Minutes Visual Magnitude: +5.65 Distance:24,000 Light Years
Image Specification
Date Taken: 30/03/2019 Dark Site?: Yes Telescope: Altair StarWave 70ED Diameter: 70mm Focal Length: 420mm Reducer/Flattener?: Barlow: 2x Mount: iEXOS 100 PMC-Eight Guided?: Yes Guiding Software: PHD2 Filter: Semi-APO Camera: Canon EOS 1000D ISO: 800 Video: N/A Light Frames: 10 x 180 Seconds Total Exposure: 30 Minutes Dark Frames: Bias Frames: Flat Frames: Capture Program: BackYardEOS Stacking program: DeepSkyStacker Post Processing: PhotoShop CS3
March - August
Imaging
The
most
important
thing
when
imaging
stars
&
clusters
is
to
make
sure
that
you
have
your
focus
bang
on.
It
is
worth
spending
the
time
to
get
your
focus
right
on
these
objects.
As
I
have
mentioned
before,
you
will
get
away
with
a
perfectly
good
image
from
shorter
exposures
on
clusters
but
to
get
the
deep
colours
you
need
to
take
longer
exposures.
The
image
above
is
a
combined
exposure
of
30
minutes
(10
x
180
seconds)
which
also
helps
to
bring
out
fainter
stars
in
the
background
which
gives
a
nice
backdrop to the cluster in question.
M5 Cluster
Description: Globula Cluster Common Name: Messier 5 Messier Catalogue: 5 NGC: 5904 Constellation: Serpens Size: 23 Arc Minutes Visual Magnitude: +5.65 Distance:24,000 Light Years
March - August
Imaging
The
most
important
thing
when
imaging
stars
&
clusters
is
to
make
sure
that
you
have
your
focus
bang
on.
It
is
worth
spending
the
time
to
get
your
focus
right
on
these
objects.
As
I
have
mentioned
before,
you
will
get
away
with
a
perfectly
good
image
from
shorter
exposures
on
clusters
but
to
get
the
deep
colours
you
need
to
take
longer
exposures.
The
image
above
is
a
combined
exposure
of
30
minutes
(10
x
180
seconds)
which
also
helps
to
bring
out
fainter
stars
in
the
background
which
gives
a
nice
backdrop
to
the
cluster in question.
Finding M5
Cluster
M5 can be found north of the Constellations of Libra and Virgo. Locate a star called Mu Virginis (The bottom one of the two on the extreme left of Virgo) and Zubeneschamali (The top star in Libra in this picture. Create a virtual elongated triangle and M5 make the peak of this triangle.Image Specification
Date Taken: 30/03/2019 Dark Site?: Yes Telescope: Altair StarWave 70ED Diameter: 70mm Focal Length: 420mm Reducer/Flattener?: Barlow: 2x Mount: iEXOS 100 PMC-Eight Guided?: Yes Guiding Software: PHD2 Filter: Semi-APO Camera: Canon EOS 1000D ISO: 800 Video: N/A Light Frames: 10 x 180 Seconds Total Exposure: 30 Minutes Dark Frames: Bias Frames: Flat Frames: Capture Program: BackYardEOS Stacking program: DeepSkyStacker Post Processing: PhotoShop CS3
