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| Messier/type: | M 26 / open cluster |
| mag/dia/dist: | 8.0 / 8' / 5,000 ly |
| constellation: | Scutum |
| date/time/place: | Jul 19, 01 / 10:50 / bangkok |
| trans'y/seeing/l-poll: | low-medium / good / low |
| telescope: | newtonian 4.5", f 8.8 |
| eyepieces/power: | 25mm, 10mm / 40x, 100x |
| sky atlas page: | 15 & 22 |
Start star hopping from tea pot's handle stars 34, 38, 27 & 40 (in Sagittarius).
Star 38-->star 27-->point to star 22 'Kaus Borealis' the tea pot lid.
Hop to star 13, 15 & 16-->three stars mag6 in M24-->a star mag5 near M17.
[between star 22 & 13, I stopped at M8 the lagoon nebula, it was very bright, this confirm
the sky condition was good. Also, I rest at M24 but couldn't identify the s-shape of
brightest part of star cloud].
Then hop to star gamma in Scutum-->double star in IC1287-->then hop to star
alpha, delta & epsilon. M26 locates between delta & epsilon, These formed as small
triangle which distance from delta to epsilon equal to delta to M26.
At eyepiece 40x, M26 appeared like a star with a little nebulosity surrounding.
then I changed to 100x to confirm, two more stars could be resolved and bigger
nebulosity elongated in east-west direction.
When compare to REDSHIFT III (as below picture, north is up)
The bright stars at center are foreground stars mag9.13, 10.12 & 10.21 at distance
1,690, 68 & 265 ly respectively. The three reference filed stars are in correct position.
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