Messier 92 [widefield]

 Globular Cluster

 In constellation Hercules

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Discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1777.

M3 consists of around 33,000 stars and

is located around 26,700 light years away

 and measures 109 light years across. 

M92 is estimated to be 14,000,000,000 years old.

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RA 17^h 17^m 07.27^s

DEC +43° 08′ 11.5″

M3 has a magnitude (brightness) of 6.3

and its size is 14'.0

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 350 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Unguided

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18 x 120 second exposures [36 minutes]

at ISO 800. Imaged during 1/2 moon lit skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

23:45 on 15/05/2008.