Hi Rob, Paddy & All,
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Originally Posted by Rob_K
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The Palomar clusters are by-and-large a pretty testy bunch and some are not at all for the faint of heart. I've seen all but three -- Pal 1, Pal 4 and Pal 13. The easiest are Pal 9 and Pal 8 by a distance. There are quite a few NGC G.C's that are easier than Pal 8 -- it is visible in a 4" (Tak 106 FSQ) under a top-notch sky and in my 46cm, shows a few resolved stars. Pal 9 is of course an "error" to the extent that it was already in the NGC list and only added as a "new" cluster by mistake. Pal 6, Pal 15, Pal 3 and Pal 14 are the most difficult I've seen -- particularly 15. 4 and 13 are on my to-do list.
Best of luck with it.
Best,
Les D
Edit: Dunno what caused me to check, but I have in fact seen Pal 13 -- in 31cm too. Only Pal 4 to see of those that are above my horizon. Though Pal 4 is in URSA Major, it is only barely over the border from northern Leo and reaches a reasonable elevation (though far from high). It is higher than Pal 2 in Auriga that was faint but perhaps a little better than expected.