Beautiful Stellar City

Object Name: M 3; NGC 5272 (Constellation of Canes Venatici)RA: 13h 42m; DE:
+28º 23′
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Location: Bonilla (Cuenca) SPAIN
Date: 15 May 2010
Media: graphite pencil, white paper, inverted GIMP 2
Telescope: SCT 8″
Eyepiece: Baader Hyperion 13 mm
Mag.: 155X

M 3 is one of the brightest globular clusters and contains half a million
stars. It has many variable star RR Lyr type. It is located at a distance of
35,000 light years. It is a beautiful spectacle offered by the sky.

Mariano Gibaja