Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD119081  ·  HD119391  ·  M 3  ·  NGC 5263  ·  NGC 5272
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M3 Globular Cluster - processed with Pixinsight (Reprocess in PixInsight), Ted Mickle
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M3 Globular Cluster - processed with Pixinsight (Reprocess in PixInsight)

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M3 Globular Cluster - processed with Pixinsight (Reprocess in PixInsight), Ted Mickle
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M3 is a beautiful globular cluster 34 kly distance, diameter of 180 ly.  Contains ~500,000 stars; its age is twice that of our Sun.

To the left of M3 is a "tiny" galaxy, NGC 5263, a mean estimate of its distance is 190 million light years.

These are LRGB images.

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M3 Globular Cluster - processed with Pixinsight (Reprocess in PixInsight), Ted Mickle