Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian
M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian

M3 (NGC 5272)

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M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian
M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian

M3 (NGC 5272)

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Description

M3 is one of the largest and brightest globular clusters, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is estimated to be 11.4 billion years old. It is located at a distance of about 33,900 light-years away from Earth.

Exposures: 24x R, G, & B each.

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    M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian
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  • M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian
    B
  • M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian
    C
  • M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian
    D

B

Description: Annotated version.

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C

Description: Reduced core brightness to bring out some of the detail currently there.

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D

Description: New annotated version.

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M3 (NGC 5272), Ara Jerahian