Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

Name: NGC 2298	Other name: GCL 11
RA: 6h 49m	DEC: -36° 0'
Constellation: PUP
Type: Globular cluster
Magnitude: 9.4
Size: 6.8'
Classification: VI
Description: B,pL,iR,gbM,rr
Notes: Stars eF
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: NOT (2390 m), La Palma, Spain
Date: 29/30.3.2008 22:30
Instrument: Newton 110/805 mm
Magnification: 161x	Filter: -
Field: 25'	Seeing: 2
Background sky: 1	NE lim mag: 7.4
Visuality: II	Height: 19°
Weather: +4°C, huminidy 27%, wind 16 m/s (NE), seeing 0.8''
Description: This 9.3 mag globular can be found from Puppis. The stars were too faint for TAL-1 and the globular was mainly nebulous, somewhat granularity with averted vision. Two foreground stars involved on the west edge.
Updated: 6.1.2009 20:03
Name: NGC 2298	Other name: GCL 11
RA: 6h 49m	DEC: -36° 0'
Constellation: PUP
Type: Globular cluster
Magnitude: 9.4
Size: 6.8'
Classification: VI
Description: B,pL,iR,gbM,rr
Notes: Stars eF
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: La Plata, Gran Canary, Spain
Date: 1/2.2.2005 21:55
Instrument: Newton 110/805 mm
Magnification: 107x	Filter: -
Field: 28'	Seeing: 2
Background sky: 2	NE lim mag: 6.5
Visuality: II	Height: 24°
Weather: +10°C, windy
Description: Pretty nice globular cluster at 107x. It's clearly granular on the edges and the core is triangular.
Updated: 23.3.2005 22:53