m3

	M3

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	RA: 13:42.2 Dec: +28:23 Magnitude: 6.2 Distance: 33,900 ly Constellation: Canes Venatici	Scope: 8" SCT at f/10 Autoguider: ST-4, faint mode Sky conditions: great transparency and seeing Film: Fuji Superia 800 (no 4th layer) Exposure: 30 minutes Date: May 9, 2002
	Comments: Cold for this time of year (upper 30s) and very clear night. M3 is one of the most outstanding globular clusters containing an estimated half million stars. It is further away than the center of the Milky Way.