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M53, Globular
Cluster M53, or NGC 5025 is a globular cluster in Coma Berenices. It is a sphere of stars 200 light years in diameter and 56,000 light years from Earth. It is very compact and bright in the center. |
| July 7, 2002,
9:15 pm Onizuka Visitor Information Station, Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Takahashi FSQ-106, f/5 |