M3 (NGC 5272)
This image of M3 is composed of four 60 second exposures summed together. This was taken in my backyard in Aliso Viejo on Feb. 14Th, 1997 with my Meade LX200 10" telescope with a CB245 and a focal reducer at F/4.
RA (2000)
13:42:12.0
DEC (2000)
28:23:00
Magnitude
6
Size
18 arc min
Distance
~ 37,000 Light Years
Object Type
Globular Star Cluster
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M3 (NGC 5272)