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[3] M3,
NGC5272, Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici |
Photographer: |
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Al Brockman |
Telescope: |
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Meade
10" LX-200 SCT at f/6.3 |
Orientation:: |
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Ø
19', m6.3, RA 13h42.2m, Dec +28°22' |
Camera: |
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SBIG
ST-8 non-E ABG at -15°C with SBIG AO7 Guiding at 0.2 Hz |
Image
Scale: |
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1.2 arc sec/pixel |
Mount: |
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LX-200
on Field Tripod with Milburn Wedge |
Exposure
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L 11 x 600", Binned
1x1 |
Location: |
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Mae
Pa Observatory, Tak Province, Thailand on 2002, Jan 28 |
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Additional Notes:
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Over
180 variable stars among the half-million suns shining in this venerable
cluster
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