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| Messier/type: | M 2 / globular cluster |
| mag/dia/dist: | 6.6 / 16' / 37,000 ly |
| constellation: | Aquarius |
| date/time/place: | Jun17,01 / 02:40 / bangkok |
| trans'y/seeing/l-poll: | good / good / low |
| telescope: | newtonian 4.5", f 8.8 |
| eyepieces/power: | 25mm / 40x |
| sky atlas page: | 16 |
Start from Enif in Pegasus hop to stars 7,4,3 and then hop to 25,26,24 in Aquarius.
star 24 & star mag6 point to M2 which can be seen in finder scope.
M2 appeared as round, small, bright nucleus and couldn't resolve any stars.
M2 slightly larger than M15 but located in quite poor star field
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