2023-07-21

• Condition: VG6
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

11:01PM

• Target: NGC 6572, Blue Racquetball[1]
• Const: Ophiuchus
• RaDec: 18h12m +06°51
• Type: Planetary Nebula
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 200x
• Image: ../images/2023-7-21_NGC6572.jpg[2]

Not very impressive, even while at 200x, it still looks like a slightly fatter star. I suspect I would need to push magnification a lot to get anything out of it.

[1] NGC 6572, Blue Racquetball (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-7-21_NGC6572.jpg

11:11PM

• Target: NGC 6633, Collinder 380[1]
• Const: Ophiuchus
• RaDec: 18h27m +06°36
• Type: Open Cluster[2]
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x
• Image: ../images/2023-7-21_NGC6633.jpg[3]

Very nice cluster! Almost has a 'bio-hazard' symbol drawn in it.

[1] NGC 6633, Collinder 380 (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)

[3] ../images/2023-7-21_NGC6633.jpg

11:43PM

• Target: M 10[1]
• Const: Ophiuchus
• RaDec: 16h57m -04°06
• Type: Globular Cluster
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 50x

Finished up with M10 before heading in for the night.

[1] M 10 (ID)