The Variable Magnitude M5
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Low in the horizon this time of year lurks a star cluster filled with variable stars that cycle their magnitude over time. I didn't stay long, but this single 5-minute exposure was all I needed to capture Messier 5.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
| Length: | 1650mm | |
| Aperture: | 235mm | |
| F-stop: | f/7.5 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-05-27 to 2023-05-27 | |
| Lights: | 1 | |
| Exposure: | 300 | |
| Total exposure: | 5 m | |
| Ra: | 15h 18m 34.7s | |
| Dec: | +2° 05' 25.018 | |
| Size: | 38.849 x 26.824 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.393 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.57 arcsec/pixel |