(IAAC) Obj: Stock 5 - Inst: 12x45 binoculars

Ante Perkovic albireo at vip.hr
Mon Jul 26 09:38:11 EDT 2004


Observation Poster: Ante Perkovic <albirejo_without_j at vip.hr>

Observer: Ante Perkovic
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: January 13th 2003.
Location of site: Split, Croatia (Lat 43.5 N, Elev 0m)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:
Moon presence: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: 12x45 binoculars
Magnification: 12x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Stock 5
Category: Open cluster
Class:
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag 7.0  size 15'
Position:
Description:
Next to eta Cas, around 1° to the E, there is 5.6 mag * 53 Cas. This *, 
together with 3 * to the NE, forms "L"-shaped asterism. I saw 3 dim * 
next to 53 Cas and nothing else, not even a nebulosity. Little 
dissapointing.




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