M73 Aqr a multiple star
Difficulty level 2

Date of observation: 2000/10/01 21:19
Observing site: Hoshinomura
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 2/3/3
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with RA10 at 150x
Width of field: 0.4�‹
This is located in the westernmost area of Aquarius, near M72 and the Saturn Nebula.
This is a pretty multiple star with equal brightness. In guidebooks it is often overlooked, but give adequate observing time to see its beauty. It has both Messier and NGC numbers.
The stars form the letter Y, two of which on the eastern side are somewhat brighter than the other two. The star on the south side appears rather reddish. There seems to one or two faint stars but not confirmed.