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(IAAC) Obj: M 23 (NGC 6494) - Inst: 10" F/10 SCT (Meade LX200)



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Observation Poster: Gary A. Weston <gary_weston@lotus.com>

Observer: Gary A. Weston
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 7/14/2001 11:22PM EST
Location of site: Frosty Drew Observatory, R.I, USA (Lat 42.22, Elev 3.1meters)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10" F/10 SCT (Meade LX200)
Magnification: 71.4x, 78.1x, 131.6x (+2x barlow)
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M 23 (NGC 6494)
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Sgr
Data: mag 5.5  size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Very open. Fills entire FOV of 35mm Panoptic (about 1 degree). Not as
breathtaking as some of the others, but a nice cluster.

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