M5 Globular Cluster in Serpens - LRGB Astrophotography
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 at 3:03:50 PM · 2026/Astrophotography
This deep-sky astrophotography image showcases Messier 5 (M5), a magnificent globular cluster located in the constellation Serpens. The cluster appears as a dense, spherical concentration of thousands of ancient stars, with a brilliant core gradually dispersing into a halo of resolved individual stars. Captured using narrowband and LRGB filters with a total integration time of 1.3 hours, the image reveals fine structural details of this 13-billion-year-old stellar system. The field of view spans 77x77 arcminutes at 1.54 arcsec/pixel resolution, processed using Python and Syqon Starless AI for star removal techniques. A bright star is visible in the upper right portion of the frame, providing scale to this cosmic jewel approximately 24,500 light-years from Earth.
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