• NGC 5272 or Messier 3 in Canes Venatici
    • M3
    M3 in Canes Venatici
  • NGC 5272, M3, is a tightly spaced globular cluster in Canes Venatici.
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  • Date:  15 April 2024
  • FOV:  approximately 60' × 40'; M46 is approximately 23'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 flattener (738mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  ZWO AM5
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI6200MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 100
  • Pixel size:  3.76 μm
  • Resolution:  1.051 arcsec/pixel
  • Filter:  none
  • Stacking:  ninety-four 240 second frames using Pixinsight
  • Total Time:  6 hour 16 minutes
  • Calibration:  20 flats, 20 dark flats, and 20 darks
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, GHS, MStr, HST,
  • PixelMath add GHS + MStr + HST, NoiseXT, Sat, DynCrop
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY