Wednesday, April 22, 2020

M3 Globular Cluster


Messier 3 or M3 is contains the oldest stars in our universe (all Globular Clusters contain the oldest stars). M3 of course is in our Milky Way galaxy and is ~90 light years away and contains 500,000 stars.

Technical Info:
  • Optics: SGO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian @ 610mm FL
    Explore Scientific 2" HR Coma Corrector
  • Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
  • Filter: 2" Optolong L-Pro
  • Mount: Losmandy GM8
  • Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD 2
  • Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro 
  • Exposure: Gain 100, Offset 70 - 136 subs @ 30 & 10 Seconds
  • Calibration:    None
  • Processing :   Stacked in DSS, Adobe Photoshop




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