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(IAAC) Obj: M70 - Inst: SCT 8", F/10 (Meade)



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Observation Poster: Ante Perkovic  <albirejo_without_j@vip.hr>

Observer: Ante Perkovic 
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: July 10th 2004
Location of site: Perkovic, Croatia (Lat 43.5, Elev 200m)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: SCT 8", F/10 (Meade)
Magnification: 56x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): M70
Category: Globular cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Sgr
Data: mag 8.1  size 7.8'
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Moderately bright, large. Little smaller and little dimmer than
neighbouring M69.  I measured it to be 1'30" in diameter.  About 12'
to the S-SE is nice array of four 9-mag stars.
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