Here's another one of the Palomar globular clusters, Palomar 8. Nothing particularly exciting about it except I've always wondered why it never received a NGC designation because visually it's quite an easy object.
Yep Steve that's an easy one to observe.
All the Palomar globular clusters were found on survey plates.
Seems like someone didn't check that some of the globs had already been discovered and had NGC/IC numbers.
Here's a complete list,which I guess you already have,but others might like anyway. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Advent...ce/palglob.htm
Cheers
Thanks Paul. The data is a bit thin. I had to throw out a lot of subs.
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Originally Posted by astroron
Yep Steve that's an easy one to observe.
All the Palomar globular clusters were found on survey plates.
Seems like someone didn't check that some of the globs had already been discovered and had NGC/IC numbers.
Here's a complete list,which I guess you already have,but others might like anyway. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Advent...ce/palglob.htm
Cheers
Yes that website is probably the best reference. Palomar 8 is probably the second easiest after Palomar 9. Surprisingly it's hard to find many images of it on the web. It's also surprising it was missed in the NGC/IC. There was a Canadian observer (now dead I think) who claimed to have observed all of the Palomars with a C11. He must have had good eyes. Of course the Terzan globulars, once regarded as impossible, are even more of a challenge.
Tiny and pretty. Is it at great distance, or on the other side of the galaxy?
The bright red and blue pair add interest.
It's a reasonable distance away Mike - about 42,000 light years. The yellowish colour of many of the stars probably indicates that there is some absorbing dust in the way.
