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Messier 71

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M71NGC 6838Angelfish ClusterGlobular cluster in Sagitta

Messier 71

Object Messier 71
Observed at Balatonudvari, HU, 2025-07-19
NELM ~ 7.0
Aperture 127 mm
Magnification 47x
FOV 1.1°

While the location has nice Bortle 4.5 sky, I’ve created this sketch surrounded by street lights. These lights made dark adaptation extremely difficult.

Object data

Object M 71
Desc. Globular cluster †
RA 19h 54m 00s †
Dec 18° 46’ 48” †

† fetched from astronomyapi.com