Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
Messier 3 is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. It is about 35,000 light year away, and contains about half a million stars. Globular clusters vary quite a bit in how densely packed with stars their central regions are. As this picture shows, Messier 3 has a very dense center.
| Magnitude | 6.4 |
| Apparent Size | 16' |
| Distance (light yrs) | 32,000 |
| Right Ascension | 13:42.2 |
| Declination | +28 32 |
Image details: 18 images, each 150 seconds at ISO 1600,
taken with a Canon 400D camera through a Meade
12” telescope at f/10.
June 2009