Location: St. Croix Observatory (SCO)
Date: 2025-09-24
Time: 10:06 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 67, 69
Instrument: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: 25mm (SvBony 30-10mm Zoom eyepiece FMC)
Transparency: Excellent (5)
Seeing: Very Good (4)
SQM: 21.24
Temperature: 6° C
Found adjacent to Kaus Borealis in the Teapot.
Could not discern individual stars and it appeared elliptical or extended nebulosity off to one side (?). Very dense core.
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Constellation: Sagittarius Type: Globular Cluster Magnitude: 6.8 Distance: 18.6 kly Size: 11.2' |