M80 (NGC 6093) Sco globular cluster
Difficulty level 3

Date of observation: 1997/05/05 01:44
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 2/2/4
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with TPL10.5 at 150x
Width of field: 0.3�‹
This is near M4, but unlike M4 it is small and very concentrated. At 110x there is almost no resolution. At 150x the center is small and bright with a strong condensation. The surrounding area is grainy sprinkled with faint stars. Stars are not seen to form chains and evenly distributed.