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Old 25-05-2010, 10:56 PM
Rob_K
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Good stuff Alexander, my favorite objects! NGC 6453 is a great globular, a challenge belying its mag 9.9 brightness!

To go with the bright ones you listed, I'd like to add two globulars that are very challenging in small-medium scopes. I have seen both before in dark skies through my 4.5" reflector.

- First is NGC 6256 in Scorpius, a faint mag 11.3 globular, for me an extremely dim, smallish glow in averted vision.

- The second is NGC 6426 in Ophiuchus, a mag 11.2 globular, another extremely dim averted vision job for me.

Cheers -
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