Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD119391  ·  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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Globular Cluster M3 - for 3 hours, Frank Kane
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Globular Cluster M3 - for 3 hours

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Globular Cluster M3 - for 3 hours, Frank Kane
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Globular Cluster M3 - for 3 hours

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Options for imaging are limited when you've got an almost-full moon in the sky, but globular clusters are one of them! Here's M3, the first Messier object discovered by Messier himself. Half a million ancient stars, at least 8 billion years old.

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Globular Cluster M3 - for 3 hours, Frank Kane