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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 6638 - Inst: Vixen 102 FL(f/9) on GP mount



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Observer: Bill Becker
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 22-July-2000 5:05 UT
Location of site: Casper Wyoming (Lat 42*55mN, Elev 5200')
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: Vixen 102 FL(f/9) on GP mount
Magnification: 131x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): NGC 6638
Category: Globular cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Sagittarius
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
NGC 6638: Here is another 9th magnitude globular that is quite small &
faint at 53x. Increasing the power to 131x brought out the core quite
nicely. 


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