Messier 3


Details

Messier 3 (M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It was the first messier object discovered by Charles Messier himself (quote Wikipedia).


Image Details

Telescope Optics
TMB 80/600 at 510mm

Mount
Alt AD6 + Koch FS2

Camera
SBIG ST2000

Filters
Baader LRGB

Integration Time
10x600s Lum and 4x600s each RGB Filter

Date
24th April 2010

Conditions
Good Sky Conditions

Location
Eifel Nationalpark Germany

Remarks
One of my first attempts with amonochrome CCD Camera

Object Details

Type of Object
Globular Cluster

Constellation
Canes Venatici