M3 - 25.3.2021 at 21.30 - 25.3.2021 at 21.40 Janakkala, Tervakoski Observation number 97159

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Petri Kuossari, Riihimäen tähtit. yhdistys

In the moonlight, Messier's destinations are good choices, here is one of the M3 destinations that ended up in the field of view during the evening.

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Additional information

Observation target
- Deep space object
Designation
- M3
Constellation
- Canes Venatici
Darkness
- Average

Seeing
- Good
Star clusters and asterisms
- Globular cluster
  
  Globular cluster is a ball-shaped group of thousand of stars. Typically it looks like a round fuzzy spot. With bigger instruments a part of the stars in the cluster can be seen as sepaterated.
  
  The globular cluster 47 Tucanae is located in Tucana. Image Arto Oksanen.
  
  The globular cluster M13 is in Hercules. Image Rauno Päivinen.
  
  The globular cluster M2 in Aquarius. Image Timo Inkinen.

Technical information

eVscope exposure 10 min

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M3 - 25.3.2021 at 21.30 - 25.3.2021 at 21.40 Janakkala, Tervakoski Observation number 97159