Location: SCO
Date: 2024-05-29
Time: 10:26 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 44
Instrument: EXOSTAR 80ED, 10mm-30mm eyepiece with star diagonal
Magnification: x60
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Seeing: Very Good (4)
SQM: 21.1
Temperature: 16º C
I had found this in the past with binoculars. Tonight I had the scope go to Arcturus then I slewed towards Coma Berenices. I used SkySafariPro to help identify the star fields on the way there. I began with 30mm eyepiece so that the FOV would in essence be large. Once found, I centred M3 and increased the magnification to x60 with the 10mm feature of the eyepiece.
M3 has a very dense core and its brightness finished very quickly outside fo the core. Had to use averaged vision at times.
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Constellation: Canes Venatici Type: Globular Cluster Magnitude: 5.9 Distance: 33.9 kly Size: 16.2' |