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Globular hunting
Hi guys, haven't done much lately. Family duties. Visited Sydney (don't know how people live there), Mudgee (great fruity powerful red varietals and good value too) and Melbourne. Just had a good session with the 12". Saw 7099, 6723, 6569, 6681, 6541, 362 (104's sometimes overlooked neighbour).
Best view was the complex region near corona australis:globular 6723, which seemed to form a neat triangle with what seemed to be 2 double stars, one appeared to be wreathed in nebulosity (turned out to be 6726). Wasn't sure whether it was the 3 glasses of red I had earlier or my eyesight, but the books showed that it was real enough. Very nice area and would be great in a dark sky.
Tried out the el-cheapo 32mm EP supplied with the 12". Quite a few on the forum have panned it, but it isn't bad at all. Yes, the 20% or so of the FOV near the edge is rubbish, but the rest of the field reveals very nice neat star images. Bit of a bargain. Cheers, Paul.
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