| | Messier Object 3 |
 | | M3 was first resolved into stars and recognized as cluster by William Herschel around 1784. |
 | | M3 is thus visible to the naked eye under very good conditions - and a superb object with the slightest optical aid. |
 | | To find M3, either prolong the line from Gamma Comae Berenices near the Comae Berenices Cluster over Beta Comae by about 2/3 and look slightly north to have M3 in the low-power field: it is about 6 degrees north-northeast of Beta Comae. |
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