TomC (Tom Corstjens)
Object: NGC 6356 (Ophiuchus)
Type: Globular cluster
Date: 09th May 2024
Location: Mornans, France (Bortle 2)
Equipment: Dobson 16" f/4.2 + paracorr
Magnification: Delos 6mm -> 330x
Sketching medium and materials: white 120g paper, graphite pencils & black fineliner
Seeing: fair - suboptimal
Transparency: excellent
Look for this sketch on the Cloudy Nights Home Page soon.
geminijk, John O'Hara, yeldahtron and 3 others like this
Thanks for this sketch and for delineating the northern direction. I have a question please. The Eastern side of the cluster has a stream of stars gently arcing outwards about 90ยบ from the northern point and then there is a fainter arc crossing it in a more South to North direction. Are these stars part of the cluster? The Western side also has a faint arc of stars.
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Thanks for this sketch and for delineating the northern direction. I have a question please. The Eastern side of the cluster has a stream of stars gently arcing outwards about 90ยบ from the northern point and then there is a fainter arc crossing it in a more South to North direction. Are these stars part of the cluster? The Western side also has a faint arc of stars.