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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 288 - Inst: 9x63 binoculars
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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 288 - Inst: 9x63 binoculars
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From: anonymous@sedna.atmob.org
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Date: 6 Oct 2004 05:48:28 -0000
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Observation Poster: Stéphane Meloche <stephanemeloche@videotron.ca>
Observer: Stéphane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2004/08/22 1h54 EDT
Location of site: Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, Qc, Canada (Lat 45.2083° N, Elev 343 m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.9 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 9x63 binoculars
Magnification:
Filter(s):
Object(s): NGC 288
Category: Globular cluster.
Class: X
Constellation: Scl
Data: mag 8.1 size 13.8'
Position: RA 00:53 DEC -26:35
Description:
At ~2° SE of NGC 253, in Sculptor. Very weak object at first sight. By using the averted vision, NGC 288 takes impressives dimensions, largely wider than the clusters of Sagittarius like M60 or M70. The small degree of concentration is obvious with the binoculars. I perceive a star of average brightness close to it, N-W. Interesting fact, when you look at NGC 288, you're very near the south galactic pole.
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