Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5263  ·  NGC 5272
M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, Eshan Toorabally
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M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici

M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, Eshan Toorabally
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M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici

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M3 is made up of around 500,000 stars and is 33,900 light-years from us, spanning about 220 light-years. It is estimated to be 8 billion years old and contains 274 known variable stars, by far the highest number found in any globular cluster.

My second globular cluster after M13...beautiful objects, nice to shoot and not too taxing to process!

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M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, Eshan Toorabally