Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5263  ·  NGC 5272  ·  PGC 1822736  ·  PGC 1822914  ·  PGC 1824287  ·  PGC 1824380  ·  PGC 1824999  ·  PGC 1826470  ·  PGC 1826590  ·  PGC 1826693  ·  PGC 1826750  ·  PGC 1826796  ·  PGC 1827090  ·  PGC 1827347  ·  PGC 1829643  ·  PGC 1830543  ·  PGC 1830760  ·  PGC 1830840  ·  PGC 1831397  ·  PGC 1832069  ·  PGC 1832217  ·  PGC 1832567  ·  PGC 1832635  ·  PGC 1834325  ·  PGC 1835898  ·  PGC 1838002  ·  PGC 1838888  ·  PGC 1840051  ·  PGC 1840714  ·  And 16 more.
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M3 Globular Cluster (NGC 5272), Gary Crawford
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M3 Globular Cluster (NGC 5272)

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M3 Globular Cluster (NGC 5272), Gary Crawford
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M3 Globular Cluster (NGC 5272)

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I had not imaged M3 yet, so with the moon brightening the sky and M3 some distance from the moon, it seemed like a good time to tackle it, especially with clouds and rain forecast to arrive shortly after midnight. I managed 2 hrs 39 min before I had to shut down. I quite enjoy imaging globular clusters, although I've only worked on M13 at various times. I processed this in PixInsight.

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M3 Globular Cluster (NGC 5272), Gary Crawford