Herschel 344
NGC 6553
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Object Type
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Globular Cluster
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Constellation
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Sagittarius
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Magnitude
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8.3
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Size
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9.2' x 9.2'
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Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 6553.
Fairly large but moderately faint. Slight hint of resolution with 16mm eyepiece.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.