Todd's Amateur Astronomical Observations

M13 through telescope

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Name

Todd D. Vance

Bowie, MD

Seeing (1-10)

7


Site

Alpha Ridge: N39º19'15''

W76º54'46''

Date / Time

06/17/06

23:13—23:17

Transparency(1-5)

3.5


Object Name

M13


Instrument

Celestron C6-R telescope

Power

30X

Constellation

Hercules

Location: ____h ____m ____s ____º ____' ____'' J2000 (Starry Night)

 

Looked like a bright cotton ball, stellar nucleus with the fuzzy edges having just-resolvable stars. The nucleus didn't seem exactly centered; there was more fuzz to the right (NNE) than to the left.

 

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