Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M3 globular cluster

15-May-2026 09:09 ADT 15-May-2026 12:09 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M3 globular cluster, 2-Apr-2011

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: none
Imaging Camera: Pentax ISD-DL
ISO: 1600
Frames: 15 @ 30s
Total Exposure: 7m30s
Processing: DSS, Photoshop
 
My first decent astrophoto. Used Bahtinov mask for focusing, and DSUSB for camera control.