Observation by Ian Rothwell: M3

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Ian Rothwell

Observer

Ian Rothwell

Observed

2019 May 04 - 22:08

Uploaded

2019 May 05 - 10:55

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h42^m
Dec: +28°21'
Position angle: -72°16'

Field size

0°49' × 0°29'

Equipment

Skywatcher Explorer 150P
ZWO ASI1600MMPro-Cool
ZWO EFW

Exposure

28(L) 60 sec, 15x(R) 90sec, 15x(G) 90 sec, 15x (B) 90 sec subs

Location

Bournemouth

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About this image

With a sky lacking in deep-sky objects and having recently collimated the telescope, I decided to target my favourite globular cluster as a test.

M3 (NGC 5272) is one of the brightest globular clusters. Located in the constellation Canes Venatici it has an apparent magnitude of 6.2 and is lies at a distance of approximately 33,900 light years.

Files associated with this observation

M3_LRGB_Proc_BAA.jpg (1.9 MB)

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