(IAAC) Obj: M5 - Inst: 8" LX200GPS F10, Field Tripod

[anonymous at sedna.atmob.org]

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Observation Poster: mark.a.solomon <mark.a.solomon at gmail.com>

Observer: mark.a.solomon
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: 
Location of site: Spruce Knob, WV (Lat 38.4, Elev 4800)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.2 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 8" LX200GPS F10, Field Tripod
Magnification: 57x (35mm Panoptic) & 100x (20mm Nagler)
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M5
Category: Globular cluster.
Class: Class V
Constellation: Serpens
Data: mag 5.6  size 23.0
Position: RA 15:18.6  DEC +2:05
Description:
M5 could just be glimpsed naked eye. Easily resolvable in 10x50 binoculars, at
57x with the 35mm Panoptic, it appeared as a large, dense globular, with many
bright stars being resolved. With the 20mm Nagler, a much larger, ball filled
the field of view, with many more stars being resolved.
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