Poll, most speccy Globular Cluster

[rwong]

"Hi, This target in a large aperture scope (over 15") at high magnification (over 400X) under dark skies, is absolutely stunning. You haven't seen it properly until you observe it how I have described. My all time favourite single target.Cheers,John B"


Dear John

FYI, you're right Ghost of Jupiter looked stunning in 20" obsession scope. Also NGC 3132 looked spectacular too, if not better.

Cheers

[hector (Andrew)]

For a great visual spectal nothing gets more ohh and ahh's like 47 Tuc. I have even had a friend from the US take an involentary step back in supprise from his first view of the cluster. an unfortunate thing to do if you are 3 steps up a ladder. He didn't hurt himself and went back up for a better view.
I also chose 47 as it is looking like OC in not a globular at all but the remains of a Dwarf elliptical galaxy.
For me personally the Globular that is my favourite in the Milky Way is AM1 as it is VERY FAINT and difficult to find.
It is visible in a good 18" scope.

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Gotta love that 47 Tuc!...followed closely by OC.

[ispom]

for the northern sky I think it is M13...

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Originally Posted by ispom

for the northern sky I think it is M13...

That's not a "GLOBULAR", that's only a "G"

Cheers,
John B

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

I voted for M22 'cos it looked lonely with no votes.
Geoff

[torr (James)]

Still with little practical experience I had to vote for 47 tuncanae.
1 of the 6 or so that I've seen.

[Quark (Trevor)]

47 Tuc does it for me, simply an amazing object, I have had many Northern Hemisphere visitors look at this and just go off.

Cheers
Trevor

[RobF (Rob)]

Omega Cent does by a slim margin for me. Has been a love affair since my first baby scope - "love on sight" of my first globular.....

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

It's PSE (perfectly self evident) that 47 Tuc must win. Although I have a sentimental attachment to M15 as the first glob I located all by myself.

[Robert9 (Robert)]

Almost too close to call, but I've opted for 47Tuc over OC. Being visibly more open, its brilliance is more obvious and effective. Can goggle at it for ages.
Robert

[pgc hunter]

The Ghost of Jupiter is no doubt one of the best PNs out there, but to keep on topic, I'd say Omega Centauri is probably teh most impressive globular, just for its sheer bulk and resolvability.

But if what studies have shown are true, we could be resolving the core of a former galaxy here.......

[scarper (Mart)]

OC for me as it was the first cluster I stumbled on whilst looking at fuzzy bits and pointing at them.....47 Tuc a close second.

[M54 (Molly)]

OC for me, because I found it not long ago and in my little scope it looked pretty amazing.

[Lismore Bloke (Paul)]

47 Tucanae by a slim margin over Omega. It was the first object I saw with the new Nagler 7 and 9. I don't think I'll ever forget that stunning 3-dimensional view that took you into the heart of it.

[Saturnine (Jeff)]

I've gone for 47 Tuc over Omega Cent. partly because of the conjecture about the later being the core of an cannibalized satellite galaxy, but really there isn't a bad one among them and what about M55 in Sag. an often overlooked beauty.

Jeff

[firstlight (Tony)]

While Omega Centauri is the biggest and brightest glob in the skies... for sheer beauty you can't beat 47 Tuc (and only a little bit dimmer). The really dense core openning out to the marvellous sprinkling of stars is breath-taking, especially under dark skies, a large scope and reasonably low power. I think one of the children at a school night summed it up perfectly "Oh! It looks like someone has spilled a heap of hundreds and thousands on a black cloth".

Can't help remembering those words every time I look at it.

[mozzie (Peter)]

oc,was my vote amazing sight when the seeing is perfect.have a look at 6441 in the tail of scorpio theres also a nice yellow star in field of view