Messier 5, NGC 5904
by Vern on May.22, 2006, under Astronomy, Deep sky, Globular Cluster
Messier 5, located in constellation Serpens Caput, is an impressive globular. It appears to be slightly elliptical in the NNE to SSW direction. 
Image taken with Celestron Nexstar11, F3.3 focal reducer, and Stellacam II video camera. Clear, 62 °F, transparency very good, no wind, turbulence 5/10.
3 comments for this entry:
May 22nd, 2006 on 2:30 pm
Beautiful shots as usual!.The weather here in NewEngland has been terrible for the past 3 weeks.Hope it is clear this weekend,so I can get the scope out and do some imaging.
Good job!!
May 23rd, 2006 on 9:47 am
Hi Vern,
I agree with Andrew, your shots are spectacular. We had some clear skies last night and we observed M5. It is large and bright, as far as ‘faint fuzzies’ go from the city, and easily seen in handheld bins.
Keep it up! Enjoying your work. peter
May 23rd, 2006 on 8:09 pm
Thanks Andrew, Peter!
Its always nice to get encouragement now and then. Imaging in the dark can be discouraging at times due to dumb mistakes, equipment problems, and weather.
Your blogs are great! It is fun to see what other people are viewing, taking images of, and thinking about. I visit often but don’t comment as much as I should…