(IAAC) Obj: m27 - Inst: Orion 10" DSE f/5.6

[anonymous at sedna.atmob.org]

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Observation Poster: Brian Carter <nairbretrac at hotmail.com>

Observer: Brian Carter
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: 7-18-04
Location of site: Covington, GA (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion 10" DSE f/5.6
Magnification: 3795
Filter(s): 
Object(s): m27
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Cygnus
Data: mag 7.4  size 8.0' x 5.7'
Position: RA 19:60  DEC 22:43
Description:
With this much aperture it is more football shaped than hourglass shaped.  The ‘wings’ filling in the hourglass sides are not suggestions, they are very apparent without filter.  It looks very dense, has high surface brightness.  With a UHC filter it becomes even brighter, but really does not bring out any more detail.  It is prettier with its backdrop of stars.  Is among a relatively rich starfield near the galactic plane.  At least one or two VERY faint stars are outside the hourglass but in the wings.  I could not find their magnitude, but it was near the limit for the night.  The clearest of the two was on the east/south corner.  I didn’t look that hard for the central star.  
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