Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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Great Balls of Fire!   M3, Bob Stevenson
Great Balls of Fire!   M3
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Great Balls of Fire! M3

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Great Balls of Fire!   M3, Bob Stevenson
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Great Balls of Fire! M3

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I decided to try a globular cluster between the galaxies this spring, and M3 was well positioned for that. It was more frustrating to process than I thought it would be. Definitely less processing is better with these objects.

I combined shorter 120 second exposures with 180 second exposures for the luminance to try not to blow out the core as much.

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Great Balls of Fire!   M3, Bob Stevenson