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Another top report
Hi §AB & All,
Great report as usual mate.
Ditto your comments re M55 and NGC 6541. M55 is a magnificent example of the "open" style globular (ie one than hasn't undergone core collapse). They are much easier to resolve to centre and coupled with its relative closeness, size and brightness means it is a magnificent showpiece. It appears basically "fully resolved in 18 and 20" 'scopes with very little left-over haze.
NGC 6541 similarly is one of the great unsung gems of the sky. Much better than a great many Messier clusters. I think I posted an observation of it here recently. Similarly, I think the nebulae field in Corona Australis along with NGC 6723 is one of the best fields in the whole sky. You didn't report it, but did you also see the huge dark nebula Bernes 157 -- a very large and dark/opaque patch between the bright nebulae and the GC that extends around to near Gamma Coronae?? There is also a lovely mags 6.4/6.6 pair close-by in the same field -- Brisbane 14.
Attached is a lovely wide-field pic of the region -- I forget who took it (It was Scott Tannehill -- now I remember!).
And congrats on the Horsehead observation in the 12" -- well done!
NGC 1448 -- another great favourite of mine.
Great night!
Will post a few (well ... not a few actually) observations of my own from the last weekend in Sept probably tonight.
Best,
Les D
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