Location: Home
Date: 2025-10-11
Time: 9:05 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 63
Instrument: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: SvBony 10-30mm Zoom (I used 30 then 15 mm)
Magnification: x167
Seeing: Good (3)
Transparency: Fair (4)
SQM: 19.13
Temperature: 9° C
Found this half way between Albireo (Cygnus) and Sulafat (γ Lyrae), initially using 30mm to get a broader view of the starfireld. It took a few seconds to recognize the circular fuzziness. Staring at it for several seconds (direct and averse), I was able to a few stars within it but could not discern a central density nor details of the outer edges. However, some brighter stars on the rim cold be sketched.
There was also an arc of 3 stars with 2 diverted away from the arc that could easily seen as outside the cluster.
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Constellation: Lyra Type: Globular Closter Magnitude: 8.3 Distance: 32.9 kly Size: 7.1' |