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Globular Clusters
Steve Boerner
AL Member at Large
Master Observer #149
Binocular Master Observer
sboerner@charter.net
I originally completed the Globular Cluster Program in 2012 before there was an imaging option. This submission is for the imaging part of the program.
Link to my original 2012 Globular Cluster Log and Certificate:
Optics, Mount and Camera Information:
Mount:
SkyWatcher AZ GTi on a wedge
Camera:
ZWO ASI385mc OSC
OTAs:
deforked Meade ETX70,
Vivitar 400mm lens or
Apogee 90mm f/6.3
Control:
ZWO ASIAir Pro via EQMOD
Guiding:
none
Seeing Scale:
1 - Chaotic: lowest power stellar images unsteady
2-3 - Severely disturbed: low power planetary/nebulae images unsteady
4-5 - Poor: medium powers unsteady
6-7 - Good: only high powers unsteady
8-9 - Excellent: only highest powers soft
10 - Superb: all powers steady
Transparency:
A Unihedron Sky Quality Meter (SQM) was used to report the starting sky brightness at the zenith in magnitudes per square arcsecond for each target.
Requirements (from AL's web page):
For each globular cluster, log the standard data required for Astronomical League Observing Programs as detailed in the Guide. The Guide has sample pages you can copy to help you accurately record this information or you can use a form of your own choosing, but it must contain all of the required information. Be sure to include:
object name
date and time (local or UT)
seeing and transparency
latitude and longitude
a sketch or a description
the instrument used.
For the imaging option of this certification, images replace written object descriptions, but images must be tagged with the object’s number as it appears on the list. Corresponding logging information should include:
the camera/CCD used
exposure times
film types (if applicable)
imaging software
number of stacked images
other information relevant to the image production
Images may be submitted by any commonly accepted delivery means (CD or Flash Drive) or posted on a website.
Imaging observers are required to include three (3) Challenge Objects in their 50 objects.
Seven Challenge Objects are submitted below)
Imagers may not exceed 5 submissions of non-Milky Way population globular clusters (M31, M110, M33) as part of the 50 total.
(No non-Milky Way globular clusters are submitted below
An important note about color:
I'm red/green color blind (strong Deutan) so the color of the images will probably be really strange. For the most part they are what SharpCap's auto color gives.
I've used three different OTAs so the FOV is different between the first and rest of the nights. Here is a comparison of field sizes with the two OTAs with M13:
My plan as I worked on the program:
I recently got an ASIAir Pro to assist my imaging. I’d like to use it to complete the Globular Cluster Program by imaging to help understand the Air’s operation. My initial plan is to use it to control my camera and mount while doing live stacking. Since I'm a firm believer in Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA) I'm interested in capturing more data by imaging than I can see visually through the eyepiece of my 12" dob. I have no interest in producing "pretty" pictures, but rather something that out performs my dob without breaking the bank. I ended up using a Vivitar 400mm Canon FD lens that my father gave me over forty years ago to capture the majority of globular clusters for the program.
As of 2020 I've seen 82 globular clusters visually. I'd like to image more than I've seen. I'll submit after I've imaged 60, but I'm shooting for 90-100 and plan to update this page with additional images.
Observing Location: Bortle Latitude Longitude Elev.
Brommelsiek Park orange 38.723N 90.815W 644 ft
Click the Link to the Park to see the astronomy observing facility information.
ETX-70
1.19 x 0.67 degrees
Notes on the four imaging sessions can be found at the end of this web page.
F/6.3 90mm Apogee
.84 x .47 degrees
Vivitar 400mm lens
1.05 x 0.59 degrees
Sorted by AL#...
Whenever possible I've included my notes from visual observations below to show how much more detail imaging shows.
# Imaged: 1
AL#: 59
ID: NGC 4147
RA: 12h10m06s
DEC: +18 32'32"
Con: Com
Mag: 10.2
Size: 4
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky, object high in the sky. Easier to see than NGC 5466 in Bootes. It is easy to see why it is a challenge. Very small and faint. Very little structure at all and looks like a faint open cluster about 1/10 the field of view of the 32mm ep.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 2:45 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.34
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 2
AL#: 62
ID: NGC 4590/M68
RA: 12h39m28s
DEC: -26 44'34"
Con: Hya
Mag: 7.3
Size: 12
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Still a bit early and the sky is not fully dark, the object is fairly low in the south a bit past the meridian. A large open cluster with a loose interior. It resembles an open cluster more than a traditional glob with the compact center.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 2:54 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.69
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 3
AL#: 64
ID: NGC 5024/M53
RA: 13h12m54s
DEC: +18 10'00"
Con: Com
Mag: 8.5
Size: 12.6
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Another small, dim globular that requires much magnification to be seen. Needs very high power to make out center and surrounding cloud of stars to see distribution of stars. Center seems slightly more compact than M13 or M5.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:02 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.82
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 1 day past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 4
AL#: 67
ID: NGC 5272/M3
RA: 13h42m11s
DEC: +28 22'31"
Con: CVn
Mag: 6.3
Size: 18
Lit SS: VI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Very large in size. Good and bright even against the light of Chesterfield in the east. Many stars, but center is not densely packed as M13 or M5. I can resolve individual stars.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:10 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.70
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 1 day past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 5
AL#: 70
ID: NGC 5466
RA: 14h05m27s
DEC: +28 32'04"
Con: Boo
Mag: 9
Size: 11
Lit SS: XII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky, object straight up. It is easy to see why it is a challenge. No structure at all and looks like a faint open cluster about 1/10 the field of view of the 32mm ep.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:17 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.80
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir ProEstimated SS:
# Imaged: 6
AL#: 71
ID: NGC 5634
RA: 14h29m37s
DEC: -05 58'36"
Con: Vir
Mag: 9.4
Size: 4.9
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Tiny and dim but easier to see than the Libra glob because of the concentrated center. There is a fairly bright star very close to the object (HIP 70879)
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:24 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.823
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 7
AL#: 72
ID: NGC 5694
RA: 14h39m36s
DEC: -26 32'18"
Con: Hya
Mag: 10.2
Size: 3'.6
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: The smallest glob I've ever seen and I've completed the Globular Cluster Program! Very low in the south and not yet on the meridian. Clearly a glob, but difficult to make out any detail. The center looks to be of average concentration so possibly a VI.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:31 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.75
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: no moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 8
AL#: 74
ID: NGC 5824
RA: 15h03m59s
DEC: -33 04'04"
Con: Lup
Mag: 7.8
Size: 6.2
Lit SS: I
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky, but it really wasn't dark, dark. The sky lacked contrast and the glob didn't "pop" out of the gray background. The globular cluster was very low in the south and look to be small, but definitely a glob in the low power eyepiece. It seemed to be brighter than it really was because of the concentrated center that was very prominent even under higher powers.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:39 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.87
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 68
AL#: 75
ID: Palomar 5
RA: 15h16m05s
DEC: -00 06'41"
Con: Ser
Mag: 11.8
Size: 6.9
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: Only imaged
Date: 7/13/2020
Time (UT): 4:22 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Apogee 90mm
Filter: Baader SemiAPO
Seeing: 7
Transpy: 6
Exposure: 30 sec
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SW AZ Gti
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: SharpCap 3.1
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 9
AL#: 76
ID: NGC 5897
RA: 15h17m24s
DEC: -21 00'37"
Con: Lib
Mag: 8.6
Size: 13
Lit SS: XI
Visual Notes: Moon almost set, but on the other side of the sky. A very difficult object…dim and very low in the sky. It almost looks like an open cluster or field of stars and not a glob. Fairly large, but so dim it is difficult to see the center. Very spread out so pretty much a guess between X and XII.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:45 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.81
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 10
AL#: 77
ID: NGC 6904/M5
RA: 15h18m34s
DEC: +02 04'58"
Con: Ser
Mag: 5.7
Size: 23
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Good and bright even against the light of Chesterfield in the east. Many stars, but center is not densely packed. Very large in size.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:52 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.81
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 1 day past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 11
AL#: 81
ID: NGC 5986
RA: 15h46m03s
DEC: -37 47'10"
Con: Lup
Mag: 7.5
Size: 9.8
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky, but it really wasn't dark, dark. The sky lacked contrast and the glob didn't "pop" out of the gray background. The globular cluster was very low in the south and the telescope just made the view over the observatory wall. It seemed much larger than it's Lepus companion glob, but fainter because the light was spread over a larger area and lacked the brightness of the central concentration.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 3:59 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.75
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 12
AL#: 84
ID: NGC 6093/M80
RA: 16h17m03s
DEC: -22 58'30"
Con: Sco
Mag: 7.9
Size: 8.9
Lit SS: II
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Much smaller and dimmer requiring much magnification to bring out detail. Easily the smallest globular cluster observed the first night. The nucleus is much more compact with less spread. It had the most compact structure of the night.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 4:23 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.83
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 1 day past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 13
AL#: 85
ID: NGC 6121/M4
RA: 16h23m36s
DEC: -26 31'32"
Con: Sco
Mag: 5.8
Size: 26
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Bigger and brighter than M80, but little if any concentration in the center. It is really large. A bit diffuse and not as many stars show as in M5 or M13. Easily the least concentrated structure of the night.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 4:29 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.945
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 1 day past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 14
AL#: 87
ID: NGC 6144
RA: 16h27m14s
DEC: -26 01'29"
Con: Sco
Mag: 9
Size: 9'.3
Lit SS: XI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. A somewhat larger globular cluster but still very dim and spread out, almost looking as an open cluster in my lowest power eyepiece. When viewed it was past the meridian and about 25 degrees above the horizon. At higher power it takes on more globular appearance, but becomes progressively dimmer as I switch up. By the 20mm ep it had faded into the background.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 4:36 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.89
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 2 nights past third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 15
AL#: 88
ID: NGC 6139
RA: 16h27m40s
DEC: -38 50'56"
Con: Sco
Mag: 8.9
Size: 5.5
Lit SS: II
Visual Notes: Less than 10 degrees above the southern horizon. Very difficult to see and to get any detail at all. It was past the meridian so maybe if it were higher in the sky…except it won't ever get much higher in Missouri.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 4:43 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.91
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 69
AL#: 89
ID: Terzan 3
RA: 16h28m40s
DEC: -35 20'13"
Con: Sco
Mag: 12
Size: 6.0'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/13/2020
Time (UT): 4:00 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Apogee 90mm
Filter: Baader SemiAPO
Seeing: 7
Transpy: 6
Exposure: 30 sec
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SW AZ Gti
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: SharpCap 3.1
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 16
AL#: 90
ID: NGC 6171/M107
RA: 16h32m32s
DEC: -13 03'13"
Con: Oph
Mag: 8.9
Size: 10
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. M107 is a bit dimmer and smaller than other Messier globular clusters in Oph like M10, M12, and M14. Not much in the way of a central core either.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 4:50 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.83
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 17
AL#: 92
ID: NGC 6205/M13
RA: 16h41m42s
DEC: +36 27'36"
Con: Her
Mag: 5.7
Size: 17
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Good and bright even against the light of Chesterfield in the east. Many stars, but center is not densely packed. Very large in size.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 4:56 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.92
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 1 day past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 18
AL#: 93
ID: NGC 6229
RA: 16h46m59s
DEC: +47 31'40"
Con: Her
Mag: 9.4
Size: 4.5
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: Small crescent moon 10 degrees above the horizon. Very small and faint. This is much, much smaller and dimmer than it's neighbors M13 and M92.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 5:03 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.72
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 19
AL#: 94
ID: NGC 6218/M12
RA: 16h47m15s
DEC: -01 56'52"
Con: Oph
Mag: 6.8
Size: 15
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. M12 looks more spread out than M10. It looks a bit larger but also a bit dimmer. I'm able to resolve many stars. I don't see much of a central core.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 5:09 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.72
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 20
AL#: 95
ID: NGC 6235
RA: 16h53m25s
DEC: -22 10'38"
Con: Oph
Mag: 10
Size: 5'.0
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes: No moon. One dim globular cluster! 1/4th the diameter of the FOV with the 20mm ep.
Date: 6/14/2020
Time (UT): 5:16 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: ETX70
Filter: UV/IR Filter
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.72
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 21
AL#: 96
ID: NGC 6254/M10
RA: 16h57m09s
DEC: -04 05'58"
Con: Oph
Mag: 6.6
Size: 15
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. M10 is a bright, large globular cluster and I'm able to resolve many individual stars. The core of the cluster isn't very pronounced.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 2:44 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 18.65
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 22
AL#: 97
ID: NGC 6256
RA: 16h59m33s
DEC: -37 07'17"
Con: Sco
Mag: 11.3
Size: 6'.6
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 5:34 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.69
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 23
AL#: 99
ID: NGC 6266/M62
RA: 17h01m12s
DEC: -30 07'00"
Con: Oph
Mag: 7.4
Size: 11
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. After a string of small, dim globular clusters M62 is larger, brighter and I can make out some individual stars. The concentration of the center is more than average so V.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 2:53 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.32
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 24
AL#: 100
ID: NGC 6273/M19
RA: 17h02m38s
DEC: -26 16'05"
Con: Oph
Mag: 6.7
Size: 14
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky and now a bit darker. M19 is a bit bigger and brighter than the others viewed this evening. It is about 30 degrees above the SSE horizon. There is a uniform concentration about the center, but no bright spot.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:00 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.55
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 25
AL#: 101
ID: NGC 6284
RA: 17h04m29s
DEC: -24 45'53"
Con: Oph
Mag: 8.8
Size: 5.6
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky and now a bit darker. My first thoughts after seeing this globular cluster after M19 were "tiny and dim." In fact I might have missed it in the background light in the SSE except I'd just changed eyepieces and it was out of focus. Even at higher powers it is dark, dim, and doesn't seems very spread out. Giving it a X is a pure guess.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:08 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.76
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 26
AL#: 102
ID: NGC 6287
RA: 17h05m09s
DEC: -22 42'29"
Con: Oph
Mag: 9.3
Size: 5.1
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky and now a bit darker. And I thought NGC 6284 was small and dim. This is even smaller and dimmer! Even at higher powers it is dark, dim, and doesn't seems very spread out. Giving it a VII is a pure guess.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:15 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.87
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 27
AL#: 103
ID: NGC 6293
RA: 17h10m10s
DEC: -26 34'57"
Con: Oph
Mag: 8.2
Size: 7.9
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. After a few brighter Messier globular clusters it was time to go back to the dimmer NGCs. When viewed this object was about 25 degrees above the horizon and almost due south. This object was small and dim, but fairly easy to find with the C14's GOTO ability and certainly fairly concentrated.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:21 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.89
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 28
AL#: 104
ID: NGC 6304
RA: 17h14m32s
DEC: -29 27'44"
Con: Oph
Mag: 8.4
Size: 6.8
Lit SS: VI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. About 20 degrees above the horizon and just a bit east of the meridian when viewed This globular cluster looks a bit dimmer and smaller than NGC 6293 and not as concentrated.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:28 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.91
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 29
AL#: 105
ID: NGC 6316
RA: 17h16m37s
DEC: -28 08'24"
Con: Oph
Mag: 8.8
Size: 4.9
Lit SS: III
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. The globular cluster was fairly high in the sky above the SSE horizon. Very small in size. A bit dimmer and smaller than NGC 6293 and not as concentrated.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:34 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.85
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 30
AL#: 106
ID: NGC 6341/M92
RA: 17h17m06s
DEC: +43 08'00"
Con: Her
Mag: 6.3
Size: 14
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: Small crescent moon 10 degrees above the horizon. M92 is much smaller and dimmer than it's neighbor M13 but a bit more concentrated.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:42 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.94
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 31
AL#: 107
ID: NGC 6325
RA: 17h17m59s
DEC: -23 45'57"
Con: Oph
Mag: 10.6
Size: 4'.3
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes:
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 3:55 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.89
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 32
AL#: 108
ID: NGC 6333/M9
RA: 17h19m12s
DEC: -18 30'59"
Con: Oph
Mag: 7.6
Size: 9.3
Lit SS: VIII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky, but it really wasn't dark, dark. The globular cluster was low in the south and very small, but showed as a glob even at the lowest power. Even at the highest powers the center remained compact and concentrated.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 4:02 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.97
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 33
AL#: 109
ID: NGC 6342
RA: 17h21m10s
DEC: -19 35'14"
Con: Oph
Mag: 9.8
Size: 4.4
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Very small and faint. This globular cluster seemed a bit larger and brighter than NGC 6257 but the data shows otherwise. Maybe it is the slightly higher position in the sky and a bit more background contrast? It does not seem to be as spread out as some of the other globs in the neighborhood. Call it a VI.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 4:08 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.98
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 34
AL#: 110
ID: NGC 6355
RA: 17h23m59s
DEC: -26 21'13"
Con: Oph
Mag: 9.7
Size: 5'.0
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Small and very, very dim, to the point it disappears under higher power. The globular cluster was about 25 degrees above the SE horizon. No central spot visible and the brightness appears to be spread somewhat evenly over the entire object. The estimated class is VII based on the lack of a bright center spot.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 4:23 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 19.99
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 2 nights past third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 36
AL#: 113
ID: IC 1257
RA: 17h21m08s
DEC: -07 05'35"
Con: Oph
Mag: 13.1
Size: 1.0'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 5:41 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.61
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 37
AL#: 114
ID: NGC 6366
RA: 17h27m44s
DEC: -05 04'36"
Con: Oph
Mag: 8.9
Size: 8.3
Lit SS: XI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky, but it really wasn't dark, dark. The globular cluster was about 30 degrees above the horizon, but not yet on the meridian. It was very difficult to pick up from the background sky. Very faint and possibly the most spread out of all the globular clusters so far. It seems much dimmer than the listed magnitude.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 4:30 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 20.01
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 38
AL#: 120
ID: NGC 6380
RA: 17h34m28s
DEC: -39 04'11"
Con: Sco
Mag: 11.1
Size: 3'.9
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:03 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.89
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 39
AL#: 123
ID: NGC 6388
RA: 17h36m17s
DEC: -44 44'05"
Con: Sco
Mag: 6.7
Size: 8'.7
Lit SS: III
Visual Notes: Fairly small and very low in the south. Compact with a very tight center. After a night of looking at galaxies, it was very nice.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 4:58 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 20
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 40
AL#: 124
ID: NGC 6401
RA: 17h38m36s
DEC: -23 55'00"
Con: Oph
Mag: 9.5
Size: 5.6
Lit SS: VIII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Even after removing the dew from the corrector plate this glob looks to be at the limit of being able to estimate due to the dim magnitude. The globular cluster was fairly high in the sky above the SSE horizon. It seems more spread out and less concentrated that most of the globular viewed tonight.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 3:42 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.85
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 41
AL#: 125
ID: NGC 6402/M14
RA: 17h37m36s
DEC: -03 15'00"
Con: Oph
Mag: 7.6
Size: 12
Lit SS: VIII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. M14 is fairly large and bright, but the glow from Chesterfield keeps it from popping out. I can resolve some individual stars and the core is a bit more pronounced than M12's.
Date: 6/25/2020
Time (UT): 4:43 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: none
Seeing: 8/10
Transpy: 20
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 42
AL#: 128
ID: NGC 6426
RA: 17h44m54s
DEC: +03 00'00"
Con: Oph
Mag: 11.1
Size: 3'.2
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: No moon. Small, dim, difficult. It needs dark sky and Broemmelsiek isn't.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 3:50 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.75
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 43
AL#: 131
ID: NGC 6440
RA: 17h48m53s
DEC: -20 21'34"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 9.3
Size: 5.4
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Rather small, dim and in the lowest power eyepiece easily confused with a star as part of a four star chain. Higher powers show the globular nature. Again another globular cluster about 30 degrees high in the southern sky.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 3:57 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.78
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 44
AL#: 132
ID: NGC 6441
RA: 17h50m12s
DEC: -37 03'00"
Con: Sco
Mag: 7.2
Size: 7'.8
Lit SS: III
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Very low in the south and possibly blocked a bit by the southern wall of the observatory. Difficult to concentrate on because of a bright 3rd mag star HIP 87261 very close in the same field. Fairly bright and moderately large. The longer I looked at it, the more concentrated it became. I originally estimated a VII but the more I looked, the more it dropped. Recorded as IV.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:05 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.75
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: 2 nights past third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 45
AL#: 134
ID: NGC 6453
RA: 17h50m52s
DEC: -34 35'54"
Con: Sco
Mag: 10.2
Size: 3'.5
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes:
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:13 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.84
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 46
AL#: 136
ID: NGC 6496
RA: 17h59m04s
DEC: -44 15'59"
Con: Sco
Mag: 8.5
Size: 6'.9
Lit SS: XII
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 6:02 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.46
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 47
AL#: 138
ID: NGC 6517
RA: 18h01m48s
DEC: -08 58'00"
Con: Oph
Mag: 10.3
Size: 4'.3
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon. Small, dim, difficult. It needs dark sky and Broemmelsiek isn't.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:21 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.85
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 48
AL#: 141
ID: NGC 6522
RA: 18h03m36s
DEC: -30 02'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.6
Size: 5'.6
Lit SS: VI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. The globular cluster was about 20 degrees above the southern horizon. It is smaller and faint, but easily seen against the background sky. It was a bit more concentrated than the average, say V.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:37 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.85]
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: 2 nights past third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 49
AL#: 142
ID: NGC 6535
RA: 18h03m51s
DEC: -00 17'49"
Con: Ser
Mag: 10.5
Size: 3'.6
Lit SS: XI
Visual Notes: difficult and dim but dooable. Small even in the 20mm. Guess on the the sS as vi but could be a III maybe an 1/8 to 1/10 the diameter of the 20mm.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:44 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.85
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: no moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS
Estimated SS
# Imaged: 50
AL#: 143
ID: NGC 6539
RA: 18h04m48s
DEC: -07 35'00"
Con: Ser
Mag: 9.8
Size: 6'.9
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes: only a faint spot only visable with averted vision. No estimate of ss possible.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:52 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.85
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: no moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 51
AL#: 144
ID: NGC 6528
RA: 18h04m48s
DEC: -30 03'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 9.5
Size: 3'.7
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Easily the smallest of the globular clusters I've seen…tiny! I caught it before it crossed the meridian and it was about 20 degrees above the horizon. Being so small, it was difficult to guesstimate the concentration. The globular cluster look of fairly equal intensity, with no bright spots or dark spot so probably a VI.
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 4:59 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.85
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon: 2 nights past third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 52
AL#: 145
ID: NGC 6540
RA: 18h06m08s
DEC: -27 45'55"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 14.6
Size: 1'.5
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: Humor me. Tiny, small, little, faint, dim… Something is there, but I don't know what. Mag 14.5? Right.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:10 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.91
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No Moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 53
AL#: 147
ID: NGC 6544
RA: 18h07m18s
DEC: -25 00'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.3
Size: 8'.9
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: No moon. After looking at the Stellarium picture I thought I was in for a treat. Unfortunately, no such luck. Small and dim globular cluster just southeast of M8 by about 1 FOV.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:16 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.96
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 54
AL#: 148
ID: NGC 6541
RA: 18h08m02s
DEC: -43 42'57"
Con: CrA
Mag: 6.2
Size: 13'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 5:05 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.96
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
That would be a power pole.
# Imaged: 55
AL#: 149
ID: NGC 6553
RA: 18h09m18s
DEC: -25 54'28"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.0
Size: 9'.2
Lit SS: III
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. High, thin clouds in the area masked the globular cluster's brightness a bit. It was smaller and a bit faint with a moderately concentrated center.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:24 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.94
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: 2 nights past third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 56
AL#: 152
ID: NGC 6558
RA: 18h10m18s
DEC: -31 46'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 9.8
Size: 3'.7
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:31 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.98
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 57
AL#: 153
ID: IC 1276
RA: 18h10m46s
DEC: -07 12'42"
Con: Ser
Mag: 10.3
Size: 7.1'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: only a faint spot only visable with averted vision. No estimate of ss possible.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 5:54 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.60
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: no moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 58
AL#: 155
ID: NGC 6569
RA: 18h13m36s
DEC: -31 50'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.69
Size: 5'.8
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes: No moon. A small, dim globular cluster in the middle of the lead edge of the spout of the teapot. It would be difficult to classify.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:38 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.94
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 59
AL#: 157
ID: NGC 6624
RA: 18h23m40s
DEC: -30 21'40"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8
Size: 5.9'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: Small and fairly dim. The center looks fairly concentrated.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:46 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.94
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 60
AL#: 158
ID: NGC 6626/M28
RA: 18h24m36s
DEC: -24 52'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 7.7
Size: 11
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Although it is smaller and dimmer than M22, it is more concentrated. Always an nice object to view.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:51 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.82
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 61
AL#: 159
ID: NGC 6637/M69
RA: 18h31m23s
DEC: -32 20'53"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.3
Size: 7.1
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. A bit smaller and dimmer than M28 and slightly less concentrated. The furthest west of the three globs along the base of the teapot. It was about 20 degrees above the horizon and in the SSE sky.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 4:58 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.96
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 62
AL#: 160
ID: NGC 6638
RA: 18h30m54s
DEC: -25 30'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 9.19
Size: 5'
Lit SS: VI
Visual Notes: Small and dim, but the center is average.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 5:19 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.87
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 64
AL#: 162
ID: NGC 6652
RA: 18h35m48s
DEC: -32 59'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.8
Size: 3'.5
Lit SS: VI
Visual Notes: I went and opened my mouth about NGC 6642 and then this is both smaller and dimmer. The center isn't as concentrated either.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 6:09 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.48
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 65
AL#: 163
ID: NGC 6656/M22
RA: 18h36m24s
DEC: -23 54'12"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 5.1
Size: 24
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Visiting M22 is like visiting an old friend. It is really big, bright, easy to find (OK I'm using a GOTO) and it easy to make out what seems like hundreds of stars. The center is about average concentration compared with most of the globular clusters I've seen lately so call it a VI.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 3:35 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.70
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 66
AL#: 164
ID: Palomar 8
RA: 18h41m30s
DEC: -19 49'33"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 11.2
Size: 4'.7
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 6/27/2020
Time (UT): 3:19 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 6/10
Transpy: 19.75
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 300
Moon:
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 67
AL#: 165
ID: NGC 6681/M70
RA: 18h43m12s
DEC: -32 17'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 9.1
Size: 7.8
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. The globular cluster was about 25 degrees above the SSE horizon. M70 is the middle globular cluster of the three along the base of the teapot. Of the three it seems to be the dimmest.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 5:12 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.89
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 68
AL#: 170
ID: NGC 6749
RA: 19h05m12s
DEC: +01 54'00"
Con: Aql
Mag: 12.4
Size: 6'.3
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: I'm in the right field and I think I see this very small, dim glob. It is too small/dim to estimate, but I've got it.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 3:47 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.81
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: small crescent just setting
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 69
AL#: 172
ID: NGC 6760
RA: 19h11m12s
DEC: +01 01'50"
Con: Aql
Mag: 9.1
Size: 6'.6
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: Tough sucker. I doubt that you could find it from Broemmelsiek. It is a fairly small and faint globular cluster. It doesn't have a concentrated core at all…possibily a X on the Shapley Sawyer scale.
Date: 7/11/2020
Time (UT): 3:55 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Vivitar 400mm lens
Filter: Moon & Skyglow Filter w/ IR Cut
Seeing: 7/10
Transpy: 19.7
Exposure: 60 seconds
Number Subs: 5
Gain: 199
Moon: no moon
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ GTi
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: ASIAir Pro
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 70
AL#: 173
ID: NGC 6779/M56
RA: 19h16m36s
DEC: +30 11'00"
Con: Lyr
Mag: 8.9
Size: 7.1
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. I've never thought of M56 as big or bright, but compared to the last few globular clusters it is respectable. I can't see much of a core in M56.
Date: 7/13/2020
Time (UT): 4:35 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Apogee 90mm
Filter: Baader SemiAPO
Seeing: 7
Transpy: 6
Exposure: 30 sec
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon: 3 days past new
Mount: SW AZ Gti
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: SharpCap 3.1
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 71
AL#: 175
ID: Palomar 10
RA: 19h18m02s
DEC: +18 34'22"
Con: Sge
Mag: 13.2
Size: 3.5'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/13/2020
Time (UT): 3:36 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Apogee 90mm
Filter: Baader SemiAPO
Seeing: 7
Transpy: 6
Exposure: 30 sec
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon:
Mount: SW AZ Gti
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: SharpCap 3.1
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 72
AL#: 180
ID: NGC 6838/M71
RA: 19h53m42s
DEC: +18 47'00"
Con: Sge
Mag: 6.1
Size: 7.2
Lit SS: XI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Rather large and bright, but spread out enough that it looks like an open cluster in a low power eyepiece. High in the sky.
Date: 7/13/2020
Time (UT): 3:46 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Apogee 90mm
Filter: Baader SemiAPO
Seeing: 7
Transpy: 6
Exposure: 30 sec
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon: third quarter
Mount: SW AZ Gti
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: SharpCap 3.1
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 73
AL#: 183
ID: NGC 6981/M72
RA: 20h53m30s
DEC: -12 32'38"
Con: Aqr
Mag: 9.3
Size: 5'.9
Lit SS: IX
Visual Notes: Wimpy. Small and dim. No concentrated center that I can see.
Date: 7/13/2020
Time (UT): 3:52 a.m.
Location: Brommelsiek Park
Camera: ASI385mc
OTA: Apogee 90mm
Filter: Baader SemiAPO
Seeing: 7
Transpy: 6
Exposure: 30 sec
Number Subs: 10
Gain: 199
Moon: No moon
Mount: SW AZ Gti
Stacking: ASIAir Pro
Processing: SharpCap 3.1
Estimated SS:
Globular clusters images that I've done with Slooh telescopes since finishing the program:
# Imaged: 76
AL#: 1
ID: NGC 104
RA: 00h24m05s
DEC: -72 04'51"
Con: Tuc
Mag: 4
Size: 50'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 06:00 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 77
AL#: 2
ID: NGC 121
RA: 00h26m47s
DEC: -71 32'12"
Con: Tuc
Mag: 10.6
Size: 1.5'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 10/3/2021
Time (UT): 03:40 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 78
AL#: 33
ID: NGC 0288
RA: 00h52m45s
DEC: +26 34'43"
Con: Scl
Mag: 8.1
Size: 14'
Lit SS: *X
Visual Notes: No moon. Clearly a globular cluster and I love GCs. Dim and about 1/5th fov of the 20mm ep (10 minutes). No concentrated center that I can tell.
Date: 5/14/2022
Time (UT): 08:55 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 79
AL#: 34
ID: NGC 362
RA: 01h03m14s
DEC: -70 50'54"
Con: Tuc
Mag: 6.5
Size: 12'.9
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 5/17/2022
Time (UT): 06:25 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 80
AL#: 43
ID: NGC 1261
RA: 03h12m15s
DEC: -55 13'01"
Con: Hor
Mag: 8.30
Size: 6.9'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 9/25/2021
Time (UT): 04:50 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 81
AL#: 44
ID: Palomar 1
RA: 03h33m21s
DEC: +79 34'50"
Con: Cep
Mag: 13.6
Size: 1.8'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 04:20 UT
Location: Canary 4
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 82
AL#: 48
ID: NGC 1851
RA: 05h14m06s
DEC: -40 02'50"
Con: Col
Mag: 7.1
Size: 11'
Lit SS: II
Visual Notes:
Date: 9/25/2021
Time (UT): 04:30 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 83
AL#: 49
ID: M79
RA: 05h24m11s
DEC: -24 31'27"
Con: Lep
Mag: 7.7
Size: 8'.7
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: I've seen M79 frequently before as part of FNOHs. This is one of the few globs in the winter. Low in the south tonight and not very distinct.
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 10:20 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 84
AL#: 50
ID: NGC 2298
RA: 06h48m59s
DEC: -36 00'19"
Con: Pup
Mag: 10.3
Size: 6'.8
Lit SS: VI
Visual Notes:
Date: 10/30/2021
Time (UT): 06:55 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 85
AL#: 51
ID: NGC 2419
RA: 07h38m08s
DEC: +38 52'53"
Con: Lyn
Mag: 10.3
Size: 4'.1
Lit SS: VII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Here I was looking for GC but it really only looks like a fat dim star even with the 20mm ep.
Date: 8/16/2021
Time (UT): 05:20 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 86
AL#: 53
ID: NGC 2808
RA: 09 12 03
DEC: -64 51'47"
Con: Car
Mag: 6.1
Size: 13.8'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 10/24/2021
Time (UT): 04:00 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 87
AL#: 57
ID: NGC 3201
RA: 10h17m37s
DEC: -46 24'40"
Con: Vel
Mag: 6.7
Size: 18'
Lit SS: X
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 23:00 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 88
AL#: 60
ID: NGC 4372
RA: 12h25m45s
DEC: -72 39'33"
Con: Mus
Mag: 7.2
Size: 18'.6
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 23:10 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 89
AL#: 63
ID: NGC 4833
RA: 12h59m35s
DEC: -70 52'28"
Con: Mus
Mag: 8.4
Size: 13.5
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 23:15 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 90
AL#: 66
ID: NGC 5139/Omega Cen
RA: 13h26m46s
DEC: -47 28'37"
Con: Cen
Mag: 3.9
Size: 36'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Huge! I'd guess at least 1/2 degree across. Most impressive even though it was very low on the meridian…less than 10 degrees.
Date: 9/23/2021
Time (UT): 23:50 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 91
AL#: 68
ID: NGC 5286
RA: 13h46m26s
DEC: -51 22'24"
Con: Cen
Mag: 7.4
Size: 9'.1
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 23:00 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 92
AL#: 79
ID: NGC 5946
RA: 15h35m28s
DEC: -50 39'33"
Con: Nor
Mag: 8.4
Size: 3'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 01:55 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 93
AL#: 86
ID: NGC 6101
RA: 16h25m48s
DEC: -72 12'06"
Con: Aps
Mag: 9.2
Size: 10'.7
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/22/2021
Time (UT): 23:20 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 94
AL#: 112
ID: NGC 6352
RA: 17h25m29s
DEC: -48 25'22"
Con: Ara
Mag: 7.7
Size: 7'.1
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 11/6/2021
Time (UT): 01:30 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 95
AL#: 167
ID: NGC 6715/M54
RA: 18h55m06s
DEC: -30 29'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 8.4
Size: 9.1
Lit SS: III
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. M54 is the eastern most of the three globular clusters along the base of the teapot. It is the most concentrated and it makes it look brighter.
Date: 7/26/2021
Time (UT): 00:20 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 96
AL#: 171
ID: NGC 6752
RA: 19h10m52s
DEC: -59 58'55"
Con: Pav
Mag: 5.2
Size: 20'.4
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 00:25 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 97
AL#: 177
ID: NGC 6809/M55
RA: 19h39m59s
DEC: -30 57'44"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 7.4
Size: 19'
Lit SS: XI
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Even though M55 was very low in the SE and just clearing the wall of the observatory the lack of central concentration was easily visible. It if large, but the lack of a central core makes it look dimmer than it really is. It could be confused with an open cluster.
Date: 7/28/2021
Time (UT): 23:45 UT
Location: Canary Three
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 98
AL#: 181
ID: NGC 6864/M75
RA: 20h06m06s
DEC: -21 55'00"
Con: Sgr
Mag: 9.1
Size: 6'
Lit SS: I
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. Low in the SE and small, but very concentrated even in the highest powers. It may be the most concentrated center I've seen.
Date: 7/26/2021
Time (UT): 23:35 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 99
AL#: 182
ID: NGC 6934
RA: 20h34m12s
DEC: +07 24'16"
Con: Del
Mag: 8.9
Size: 7'.0
Lit SS: VIII
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky and view at about 50 degrees above the eastern horizon. Small and dim and fairly uniform, lacking an area of central concentration. Certainly less than VI. Shows reasonably well in the eastern glow.
Date: 6/13/2021
Time (UT): 02:25 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 100
AL#: 184
ID: NGC 7006
RA: 21h01m29s
DEC: +16 11'16"
Con: Del
Mag: 10.6
Size: 2'.8
Lit SS: I
Visual Notes: No moon. Small and a bit dim, but certainly a globular cluster and easier to see than some in the Globular Cluster Program. It might be a III.
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 01:10 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 101
AL#: 185
ID: NGC 7078/M15
RA: 21h29m58s
DEC: +12 10'00"
Con: Peg
Mag: 6.2
Size: 12'
Lit SS: IV
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. M15 was fairly low in the eastern glow of Chesterfield. It is large enough and bright enough to be easily seen through the 14". I could make out individual stars at higher powers. The center was more concentrated that what I'd now call average.
Date: 7/6/2021
Time (UT): 01:10 UT
Location: Canary Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 102
AL#: 186
ID: NGC 7089/M2
RA: 21h33m27s
DEC: -00 49'24"
Con: Aqr
Mag: 6.4
Size: 13'
Lit SS: II
Visual Notes: No moon in the sky. I saw M2 just after it popped up above the eastern wall of the observatory, low in the eastern sky. It is bright & large enough to power through the Chesterfield glow. The center is concentrated, but not as much as M55. I could make out individual stars.
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 04:10 UT
Location: Canary Three
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 103
AL#: 187
ID: NGC 7099/M30
RA: 21h40m24s
DEC: -23 11'00"
Con: Cap
Mag: 7
Size: 11'
Lit SS: V
Visual Notes: Small, but bright with a fairly concentrated center.
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 02:55 UT
Location: Chile One
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 104
AL#: 188
ID: Palomar 12
RA: 21h46m39s
DEC: -21 15'10"
Con: Cap
Mag: 11.6
Size: 2.9'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 01:50 UT
Location: Chile Two
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 105
AL#: 189
ID: Palomar 13
RA: 23h06m45s
DEC: +12 46'19"
Con: Peg
Mag: 14.5
Size: 6.2'
Lit SS:
Visual Notes:
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 01:30 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
# Imaged: 106
AL#: 190
ID: NGC 7492
RA: 23h08m24s
DEC: -15 37'00"
Con: Aqr
Mag: 11.4
Size: 6'.2
Lit SS: XII
Visual Notes: I'm in the right field and I see this very small, dim glob. It looks to be about X.
Date: 7/23/2021
Time (UT): 02:30 UT
Location: Canary Four
Stacking: Slooh
Processing: Slooh
Estimated SS:
Estimated SS:
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