Messier 3, May’25

34,000 light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Captured this globular cluster after midnight on May 16, 2025, during my May Messier tour.

Messier 3

Messier 3 is a bright globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici, approximately 34,000 light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid April.

Astrophoto: Messier 3 – 05/23

Messier 3 – One of the bright globular clusters in spring. Here a one-hour-integration with my VISAC astrograph.

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