(IAAC) Obj: Markarian 6 - Inst: homemade dobsonian "babydob", d=114mm, f=910mm

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Observation Poster: Ante Perkovic <anteperkovic at gmail.com>

Observer: Ante Perkovic
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 18 2003
Location of site: Kasjuni beach, split, Croatia (Lat 43.5°, Elev 1 m)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: homemade dobsonian "babydob", d=114mm, f=910mm
Magnification: 25x, 79x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Markarian 6
Category: Open cluster.
Class: IV 2 p
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA 2:29  DEC 60:39
Description:
Markarian 6 (http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngcdss.cgi?obj=Markarian!
6&r=02:29:36&d=+60:39:00&e=J2000&h=30&w=30&f=GIF&c=none) is at the end of an 
line of 4 stars. The array has N-S orientation.
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Only southernmost stars, together with its close companion,
and nearby double (sep. ~ 20"), belongs to the cluster, 
together with other, significantly dimmer, stars.

Here is the description:
26mm (35x): I notice the southernmost star to be double.
11.5mm (79x): The double on the south of the cluster is clearly visible, but 
that is all I see. 

I see no hazy background or any sign of dimmer stars in the cluster.

More about Markarian 6 based on 7 different reports with various instruments:
http://www.deepskypedia.com/wiki/index.php/Markarian_6
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