Globular star cluster M53
Taken by amateurs of the Sternfreunde Breisgau e.V. at the Schauinslandsternwarte with their new CCD camera on a Celestron 11.
Contributed by Peter Suetterlin from the CCD image collection of the Sternfreunde Breisgau e.V.
Michael Purcell's image of globular cluster M53, taken on April 17, 1996 at 03:23 with his Meade 10-inch f/6.3 SC Telescope and a ST7 CCD camera, exposed 5 minutes.
Last Modification: 27 Jun 1999, 16:00 MET