M29 - Cygnus Cluster
The Cooling Tower observed from SM Soccer Fields on a very good night with excellent transparency.
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Cygnus
Right Ascension: 20h 23m 54s
Declination: +38° 32' 00"
Magnitude: 9.0
Size: 7.0'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M29 - Cygnus Cluster |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 7 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.161, -85.372 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 46.9x (16mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-07-12 |
| Time: | 12:45 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
At first the brightest stars in the cluster looked like an upside down basket. Then I noticed the common name for this DSO - The Cooling Tower. Yep, that’s what it looks like.
Additional Notes
Dense surrounding starfield with relatively bright stars. Used Telrad finder.
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