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as of 04/26/2024 12:29 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Globular Cluster |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h42'11.200'' |
| Declination | +28°23'32'' |
| Magnitude | 6.200 |
| Distance | 33,900ly |
| Size | 16.200 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC5272, M3 |
| Discovered | 1764 Charles Messier |
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Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
20 points
HamilTiller (5560)
Celestron 127eq
20 points
Took a little bit of searching to find this one, but wasn't too difficult to spot. Very pretty, I couldn't really resolve any individual stars but it did have fuzzy edges.
TractionMan (1725)
Opticron Imagic TGA WP 10x50
20 points
During a break from meteor spotting, I decided to try to find a couple of DSO's I've never seen before. First off was M3, took a little while to find it. Moved the binos too fast and missed it a few times while star hopping. A few more tries and I nailed it. Will revisit with a telesccope later of course.
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
20 points
Absolutely stunning globular cluster. This one was a bit hard to find despite it's size and magnitude. There are not many reference stars surrounding it. Once I found it, I observed it for many minutes. I saw ~50 resolveable stars with many being very bright. This will be one of my go-to objects for the rest of it's season.
pepit321456 (400)
15x70 binoculars
20 points
Small bright smudge
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