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Globular cluster M3

Messier 3 (M3; also NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.

It was discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula without stars. This mistake was corrected after the stars were resolved by William Herschel around 1784

Equipment: EQ5Pro, GSO Newton astrograph 150/600, GSO 2" coma corrector, QHY 8L-C, SVbony UV/IR cut, guiding QHY5L-II-C, SVbony guidescope 240mm.

Software: NINA, DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Adobe photoshop

100x120 sec. Lights gain5, offset115 at -10°C, master bias, 60 flats, master darks.

16 and 17 March 2023

Belá nad Cirochou, northeastern Slovakia, bortle 4

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Uploaded on March 19, 2023