34,000 light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Captured this globular cluster after midnight on May 16, 2025, during my May Messier tour.
Tag: NGC 5272
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.