NGC 5897


Combination of 33, 60 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

NGC 5897 is a moderately large and reasonably bright globular cluster in Libra. For some reason this object seems to be often overlooked in observing guides, possibly because it does not have a Messier number. It is actually quite a good object and in an 8" telescope some resolution of the outer regions is achieved.