M3 Mark Phillips 250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C, IDAS D3
Jonathan Anderson
M 3 Globular Cluster Canes Venatici (Hugh C. Somerville) Sat 24th Apr 2021
M 3 Globular Cluster Canes Venatici (Hugh C. Somerville) Sat 5th May 2021
Messier 3 (Mike McGovern)
Messier 3, taken on 23rd March 2022. Taken with a SkyWatcher Explorer 300PDS on a SkyWatcher EQ6-R mount, ZWO ASI294MC Pro with Optolong L-Pro filter, 61 x 60s exposures in NINA, darks, dark flats and flats, stacked in APP and processed using StarTools and GIMP.
M3 (Andrew Farrow)
27.4.22
Exposure 30secx780sec
Lightroom and-DeNoiseAI-standard
ES 127 Triple and Atik Infinity camera
The three images from tonight, M3, M51 and M101 allowed me to test the new concrete pillar I recently installed. The pillar and EQ6 mount are now permanently in position. All the targets were in the FOV and off centre by a similar amount so a little refinement required.
M3 (Andrew Farrow)
Taken 06.04.23
ES127mm scope Atik Infinity camera
15sec expsx285secs
Lightroom and Denoise
M3 Globular Cluster (Mark Phillips)
First colour image after waiting for 8 months for my QHY camera back from China.
2023-04-26
250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-10°C
UK/IR cut
20x180s subs
Captured in NINA
Processed in APP, Photoshop
M3 (William Bonar)
M3 Globular Cluster – is one of the largest and brightest star clusters, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is located at approx 34000 light-years from Earth and spans about 220 light-years. It is estimated to be 8 billion years old, making M3 one of the oldest formations in our galaxy.