M3

[stargazer]

hi folks,
in two nights I imaged M3, which is such a beautiful cluster!
tight though and therfor tough to process, it is so cute to see the center split in the TMB scope.
one night granted very nice conditions; the second one, when I did the colors was very windy and seeing was bad.
Since I wanted to have a nice FOV I decided to image with the 5" f/9 TMB SApo, which was a good idea, as seeing was so bad the second night, I could not have guided for 2050mm FL.
I wanted to do the colors in 1x1,...but I should have decided differently...seeing,...exposure time...f/9 is quite s l o w.
please find all data and images on my website:
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/m3.html
thanks for taking a look.
your comments are appreciated.
best regards,
Dietmar

[budguinn]

Hi Diets,

This is as nice as I've seen this glob done......beautiful.

[Paramount]

Hi Diets
I agree with Bud, that is a cracker and nice to see that you kept the processing as tight as the centre of the globular, beautifully done
Best wishes
Gordon (fellow TMBer from UK)

[stargazer]

...thanks Bud and Gordon.
gordon, thanks for the nic ecomment in my online-guestbook!

[JMS]

Wow, Dietmar that is gorgeous!!! Weather here has not been co-operating, so I have been learning more processing techniques in PS and re-doing some images.

Joe

[stargazer]

thanks Joe!
may your weather also improve soon!

[markvcostello3]

Diamonds, sapphires, and topaz stones all spilled on jet black velvet... that's a real nice picture, sir. And yes, M3 is a nice object to view in my 4" refractor...

Take care,

Mark Costello,
Matthews, NC