Telescope Reviews: Re: M31 globs

Steve-
I really appreciated your article several years back; it actually started me on seeking out the M31 globs. I used the coordinates that you furnished to make up my own chart in SkyMap Pro. Using my Discovery 12.5". I was able to bag G76 (easiest), G119, G213, G219 (Mayall IV), G233, G272, and G280. With a UWAN 4 mm e.p., many of these exhibited tiny disks using AV. I recall one extremely clear and dark night in particular; I was going after G213, and noticed an object not on my user-generated star chart within the field. It had a distinctly non-stellar appearance. I marked the position on the chart, and wow! I stumbled onto G233!

I LOVE going after M31 globulars, and hope that I have time this Fall to increase my bag limit. I will finally get my Parallax 14.5" into use.

Cheers!

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Rodger

Meade SN-10 (UHTC) on Tak EM-200 mount/Antares rotating rings. Moonlite focuser.
Parallax 14.5" Newtonian on HD 200 mount (arriving soon!) w/ conical Royce mirror.
TMB 203 f/7 APO refractor on Tak NJP-160 mount.
Discovery 12.5" PDHQ
Schneider 18x80 "Flakfernrohr" binoculars/tripod mounted. Canon 15x50 IS binoculars
Unihedron Sky Quality Meter

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