Location: St. Croix Observatory (SCO)
Date: 2018-05-05
Time: 11:52 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 55
Instrument: 10x42 IS Binoculars
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Seeing: Very Good (4)
Although more easily found using Serpens Caput, I went down 2 FOVs plus a bit more from Arcturus to find it. Other than bright the bright centre, I couldn't make out any significantly bright individual stars in this very tight cluster. I saw 4 stars below M5 that I was able to identify with SkySafariPro.
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Constellation: Serpens (Serpens Caput) Type: Globular Cluster Magnitude: 5.7 Distance: 24.5 kly Size: 17.4' |