Observation by Mike Greenhill-Hooper: M3 Spring Globular

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Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observer

Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observed

2021 May 03 - 00:00

Uploaded

2021 May 10 - 13:37

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h42^m
Dec: +28°22'
Position angle: +120°41'

Field size

0°40' × 0°30'

Equipment

Celestron C11 on SkyWatcher NEQ6 mount; f6.3 focal reducer
OAG - Orion StarShoot; image camera Atik 383L OSC

Exposure

10x5m binned (B&W) + 10x5m unbinned (colour)

Location

Miradoux, S.W. France

Target name

Title

M3 Spring Globular

About this image

I didn't want to stay up too late as it gets dark here only around 22:30 local time (CET), so targeted this bright globular that required relatively short imaging time. Quite a good test for telescope tracking.

Files associated with this observation

M3combinedAF16 published.jpg (1.8 MB)

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