Andrew Cooper
Jun 29, 2024    Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 95x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Big! Bright! a spectacular globular cluster in the large telescope, 20' in diameter, a coarse appearance compared to the usual globular cluster mist of faint stars, here I see brighter stars punctuating a relatively sparse population of fainter stars, a moderately concentrated core about 5' in diameter, fully resolved in rich galactic starfield

Andrew Cooper
Apr 3, 2011    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 262x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Large, bright, 20' across, fully resolved, moderately concentrated at the core, stars arranges in many short chains or clumps, quite a nice globular

Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 2010    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Large, bright, coarse, not very concentrated at the core, many chains of stars around the core, fully resolved, 20' in diameter

Andrew Cooper
Apr 6, 2007    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
15cm f/5 Newtonian, Primero @ 97x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Large, fairly bright, attractive globular cluster, well resolved at 97x, about 20' in size nicely filling the field, would be a truly impressive sight higher in the sky