Sky and Telescope - December 2016 - 75
◀ STARRY SNOWBALL Dan Crowson One of the largest, brightest globular clusters, Messier 3 lies 34,000 light-years away. Its roughly 500,000 stars create a 6th-magnitude glow in Canes Venatici. Details: Astro-Tech AT12RCT Ritchey-Chrétien astrograph with SBIG STF-8300M CCD camera and LRGB filters. Total exposure: 6 hours. ▾ JELLYFISH NEBUL A Barry Schellenberg Also known as IC 443, this glowing bubble near Eta Geminorum is the remnant of a supernova that exploded roughly 5,000 lightyears away. Details: Borg 101ED astrograph with QSI 683WS-8 CCD camera and Astrodon Hα, S II, and O III filters. Total exposure: 40.7 hours. Sk yandTelescope.com December 2016 75
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