NGC 5286
Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish
NGC 5286
Globular Cluster
Centaurus
18/03/10
Ilford NSW Australia
56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope
Field: 27′
Magnification: 218x
Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:39
This rather quaint little globular cluster was mostly resolved in the
56cm dob at 218x mag.
The bright orange/yellow tinged star in the field is the spectroscopic
binary M Centauri, a G-type star which lies around 257 ly from Earth,
Both the star and the globular cluster together make for a most pleasing
view.
Scott Mellish.
Scott,
I get a real sense of depth looking at your super sketch. The bright G class star in the foreground and that fine globular in the distance. Bravo!
Frank 🙂