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M3 Cluster
M3
Object
Type Globular Cluster
Constellation Canes Venatici
Distance 33,900 ly
Magnitude 6.2
Angular Size 18 arc min
Size 200 ly
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 2/13/2010
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 30:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
Lum 6x5, R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi MT200
Focal Length 960mm @f/4.8
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser TAK MEF-1
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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