(IAAC) Obj: NGC 6717 (Palomar 9) - Inst: 14.5" f4.5 TeleKit

[Lewis J. Gramer]

Len, this was (yet) another fine observing log - thanks for
sharing it with IAAC! BTW, you didn't happen to be the deep
sky observer from Louisiana who was set up next to us at the
TSP, were you? We talked with some folks from LA for a while
during that week, and shared a few views in the 36", too.

Clear skies!
Lew Gramer


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> Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 6717 (Palomar 9) - Inst: 14.5" f4.5 TeleKit
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> Observation Poster: Len Philpot <len at philpot.org>
>
> Observer: Len Philpot
> Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
> Date/time of observation: 05/19/2004   08:50 UT
> Location of site: Prude Ranch (TSP), Ft. Davis, TX (Lat 30
> 36' 38", Elev 4800')
> Site classification: Rural
> Sky darkness: 8 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
> Seeing: II <I-V Seeing Scale (I best)>
> Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
> Instrument: 14.5" f4.5 TeleKit
> Magnification: TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 185x
> Filter(s): None
> Object(s): NGC 6717 (Palomar 9)
> Category: Globular cluster.
> Class:
> Constellation: Sgr
> Data: mag 8.4  size 5.4
> Position: RA 18:55:06  DEC -22:42:06
> Description:
> This one is neat! Just outside a bright star (55 Sgr, 5.8m).
> Visually, it's a
> puff beside the star and /appears/ to be illuminated by it
> (which of course it
> isn't), since it's brighter on the side facing the star.
>
> Although Megastar shows it to overlap 55 Sgr, I saw no
> indication of this in
> the eyepiece. Also known as Palomar 9.
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