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20190429 M3 Luminance

Messier 3 (M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. Situated around 33,900 light years away, made up of around 500,000 stars and estimated to be around 8 billion years old.

 

Imaged from London on the 29th April 2019.

 

30 minutes luminance (10 second subs) Hutech IDAS LPS filter

 

ASI1600MM Pro camera & Celestron Edge HD11 scope, hazy skies and tracking slightly off so stars are slightly oblong...

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Uploaded on April 30, 2019
Taken on April 30, 2019