Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD119391  ·  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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M3 globular cluster, Matteo Mooren
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M3 globular cluster

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M3 globular cluster, Matteo Mooren
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M3 globular cluster

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Object type : globular cluster type VI
Distance : 33,900 lightyears
Starcount : 500,000
Diameter : 180 lightyears

In 2 sessions with 2 weeks in between I shooted for 3 hours of data. The first session with a half full moon nearby, but the second session without moonshine. Unfortunately, the second session was only for one hour.

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M3 globular cluster, Matteo Mooren