Messier Number:
M3
NGC Number:
NGC 5272
Constellation:
Canes Venatici
Distance from Earth:
~33,000 Light Years
Visual Magnitude:
6.2
Size:
18 arc minutes
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Date Taken:
7/10/2004
Location:
Black Forest, CO
Equipment:
16" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien
Astro-Physics .67x Reducer
Bisque Paramount ME
SBIG 10XME, NABG
SBIG CFW-8
Exposure Specs:
75 minutes total
Lum: 6x5 min
Red: 3x5 min
Grn: 3x5 min
Blu: 3x5 min
Processed with:
MaximDL v3.0
AIP for Windows
Adobe Photoshop CS
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