Type | Globular Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 10.2 | Right Ascension | 17h 17' 59.3" (2000) |
Declination | 23° 45' 58" S |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Description | pF, L, R, rr |
Classification | IV |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 25, 2021 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Faint, my first impression is more of a galaxy than a globular cluster, round, 1' diameter, modestly brighter to the center, not resolved though averted vision begins to reveal a few stars
Barnard 255 | Omicron Ophiuchi | Omicron Ophiuchi A |
Omicron Ophiuchi B | PK359+6.1 |
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