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(IAAC) Object: M11 - Instrument: Vixen R114S Newton - 114mm f/7.9
Observer: Bernhard Rems
Your skills: Intermediate
Date and UT of Observation: 1996-07-16, 22:00 UT
Location: Wien 48o13' North
Site classification: City
Limiting magnitude: 4.3
Seeing: 2 - good
Moon up: no
Instrument: Vixen R114S Newton - 114mm f/7.9
Magnification: 20x-180x
Filters used: none
Object: M11
Category: Open cluster
Constellation: Sct
Data: Diam.: 14.' Mag.: 5.8 mag
RA/DE: 18h51m -06o16'
Description: M11 looks very disappointing with the 40mm Ploessl, it's only
a smudge of faint light around a star. Even the 18mm Ultima didn't bring
out any details, with averted vision one had the impression that some
stars could be seen in the cluster. Things totally changed when using the
6mm LV from Vixen: due to the dark background stars stood out like diamond
dust - the view was extremly impressive and satisfying. A rewarding object
for city skies! Within the same field of view (18mm) you can see a nice
double, ADS 11719.
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