M56 (NGC 6779) Lyr globular cluster
Difficulty level 3

Date of observation: 2000/08/28 00:47
Observing site: Hoshinomura
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 2/3/3
Instruments" 32cm Dobsonian with XL14 at 110x
Width of field: 0.6�‹
This globular is northwest of Albireo. It is a mid-size globular and fairly bright. It is grainy but even at 190x it is not resolved clearly. The center is triangular-shaped with even brightness. The outlying area is faint and diffuse. There are some faint stars further out, but it is not certain whether they are members of this globular.
There is a double star north of the center. The faint outlying area is extensive in the north but almost no extension is detected in the south. However, there is a string of stars forming an arch in the south.