Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
M3 Globular Cluster, George Tzellos
M3 Globular Cluster
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M3 Globular Cluster

M3 Globular Cluster, George Tzellos
M3 Globular Cluster
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M3 Globular Cluster

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M3 is a globular cluster in constellation Canes Venatici. It sits above the galactic plane roughly 33.000 light-years away from us. M3 contains over 500.000 stars packed in a small area of space most of them older than the Sun. I took this image from my backyard using relatively short exposures and low gain in order to maintain as much as I could the star colors. To battle light pollution a 2'' Optolong L-PRO was used.

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M3 Globular Cluster, George Tzellos