M30 - Capricornus Cluster
Jellyfish Cluster observed from Standing Stone State Park on an exceptional night with excellent transparency.
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Constellation: Capricornus
Right Ascension: 21h 40m 24s
Declination: -23° 11' 00"
Magnitude: 8.5
Size: 11.0'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M30 - Capricornus Cluster |
| Seeing: | E |
| Transparency: | 7 |
| Lat/Lon: | 36.47, -85.41 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 83.3x (9mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-10-10 |
| Time: | 7:53 CST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Typical nice bright center of stars, but the outer diffused stars are not as uniform. Looks like a dark shape eats into the bottom (in the eyepiece) of the cluster. Most surrounding stars are few and faint. Except for two: a gold star at 2:00 relative to M30 and a smaller blue star at 9:00.
Additional Notes
Used Telrad finder to locate this object.
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