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M3NGC 5272
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1560x915 px
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Photo description / processing

A globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici. Distance - 33,900 light-years. This cluster is one of the largest and brightest. It consists of more than 500,000 stars.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 130/650
Camera
Zwo ASI662MC
Mount
ZWO AM5
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI120MM
Software
DeepSkyStacker, GraXpert
Location
Kyzyl, Russia

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 7 × 180″ · ISO/Gain: 252 ·

Total exposure: 21 m

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