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(IAAC) Obj: M 13 - Inst: 18" f/4.5 Dob
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Lew Gramer <owner-netastrocatalog@atmob.org>
Observer: Greg Crinklaw
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: April 2000
Location of site: Cloudcroft, NM, USA (8750 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: excellent transparency
Seeing: poor to fair seeing
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 18" f/4.5 Dob
Magnification: 82x, 165x, 425x
Filter(s): None.
Object(s): M 13
Category: Globular cluster.
Class: V
Constellation: Her
Data: mag 5.8 11.9m*; size 16.6 round
Position: 16:41:42 +36:27:36
Description:
Lastly, as I was packing it in I noticed Hercules rising high in the
east. I couldn't resist a look at good ol' M13, and after observing
faint tiny things all night it was a real treat! It simply sparkled in
a 4.8mm Nagler (425x), filling the field. It seemed to have two "horns"
of darkness emanating from it about 50% of the way out. I hadn't
noticed these before. Other than that, all I have to say is, "Oh My!".
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