Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB, Richard Bratt
M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB
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M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB

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M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB, Richard Bratt
M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB
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M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB

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Imaged at -17˚C from my backyard with an EdgeHD 1100 + 0.7x reducer, LDAS LPS D1 filter with a full spectrum D800 operating in DX mode for a system image scale of 0.51

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Messier 3 (M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Charles Messier on May 3, 1764,[8] and resolved into stars by William Herschel around 1784. Since then, it has become one of the best-studied globular clusters. Identification of the cluster's unusually large variable star population was begun in 1913 by American astronomer Solon Irving Bailey and new variable members continue to be identified up through 2004.[9]

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M3 (NGC5272) - a Globular Cluster in LRGB, Richard Bratt

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