Wednesday 5 April 2023

M3

 First discovered in Dec 1764 by French astronomer Charles Messier, M3 is again a globular cluster with over 500,000 stars and an age of a mind blowing 11.4 Billion years old. Easily visible in binoculars or a telescope.


12 x 2 minute exposures in RGB channels combined in Pixinsight. Core Brightness reduction in Photoshop.

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California Nebula

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