Messier 71

Globular Cluster Messier 71

Description: Globular cluster M71 in Sagitta. Some sources list M71 (NGC6838) as a dense open cluster though it is currently believed that it is in fact a globular. 7.2 arc minutes in size shining at magnitude 8.4. Film: Hypered Kodak tech pan Scope: 8" f9 Cassegrain (Vixen VISAC) Exposure: 40 Minutes Mount: Losmandy G11 >Guiding: ST4, 3 second sample time Location: near Cayley, Alberta Date: 27 July, 2003

Globular Cluster Messier 71

Description: Globular cluster M71 in Sagitta. Some sources list M71 (NGC6838) as a dense open cluster though it is currently believed that it is in fact a globular. 7.2 arc minutes in size shining at magnitude 8.4.
Film: Hypered Kodak tech pan
Scope: 8" f9 Cassegrain (Vixen VISAC)
Exposure: 40 Minutes
Mount: Losmandy G11
>Guiding: ST4, 3 second sample time
Location: near Cayley, Alberta
Date: 27 July, 2003