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Sagittarius

M30, Globular Cluster in Capricornus

Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M30(NGC 7099) Globular Cluster 21h 40m 22s -23° 10′ 48″ Capricornus +7.19 12.0 arcmin Overview Charles Messier discovered this cluster in August 1764, believing it to be a round nebula with no stars. Almost twenty years later, in 1783, William Herschel resolved its stars, seeing it as …

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M74, Spiral Galaxy in Pisces

Target Type R.A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M74 (NGC 628) Spiral Galaxy 01h 36m 42s +15° 47′ 00″ Pisces 9.03 9.9 x 9.3 arcmin Overview M74 presents the archetypal image of a galaxy. When I conjure a picture of a galaxy in my mind, something very like the face-on image of M74 is what I …

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M14, Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M14 (NGC 6402) Globular Cluster 17h 37m 36s -03° 14′ 45″ Ophiuchus 7.59 11.0 arcmins Overview Contrary to what it’s statistics suggest, M14 turns in a pleasing view at the telescope. It is not visible to the naked eye (but is readily found with binoculars), is relatively …

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