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M3 Globular Star Cluster

34,000 light years away towards the constellation of Canes Venatici lies the impressive globular star cluster Messier 3 (NGC5272). It contains upwards of half a million stars and is actually heading our way. M3 is moving towards our solar system at approximately 147.6 Kilometers per second!

 

Boring techie bit:

Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -10c, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.

Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools.

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Uploaded on May 8, 2023