Galaxies, Nebulae & Clusters visible with a Small Telescope

[The last renewal of this page: May 1, 2000]

1. Let's watch Globular Clusters M3, M5, M13 (May - July)

Bright Globular Clusters are good objects for starting with. M3(Canes Venatici) is Mag.6.4, M5(Serpens) is Mag.5.8, and M13(Hercules) is Mag.5.9. All of these are wonderful objects with binoculars out of the city. Even in a city area, with a 8cm(3 1/4inch) telescope, you'll be happy watching them.
Of course, it is impossible to see as many stars as in pictures, however, you can enjoy number of stars forming a globe. 


         
             M3              M5                M13

Click and get Guiding Chart at below, and get it printed although it take some time.

Guiding Chart


Find a bright Arcturus in the Bootes.

After that, follow the red lines which guide your to the objects easily. Don't give up! Be patient.

Set the magnitude of telescope at the lowest to obtain wider field of vision and brighter image.

Guide star map shows altitude lines and horizontal direction lines. X mark at about the center indicate the top of the sky.

Guide map show the sky on May 1st, 21:00. It varies as your location and date and time of the observation. Check your sky with MAFNET Planetarium or other tools.




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