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Messier 30 |
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 | M30, or NGC7099, a globular cluster in the constellation Capricornus, is about 75 light-years across and about 26,000 light-years away. This globular is a little larger than M75, as well as a little brighter. In a 8-inch scope at 122x, the stars begin to resolve. At one end, two little strings of stars seem to stick out like antennas or rabbit ears. At 188x, the cluster begins to take on a mottled appearance, with a few more edge stars becoming resolved. M30 is infamous as being the final object necessary to complete a springtime Messier Marathon. |
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M30 NGC 7099 Other description: Globular cluster highly resolved. Constellation: Capricornus Dreyer description: Remarkable!, globular cluster, bright, large, little extended, gradually westward much brighter middle, stars of magnitude 12 to 16; = M30. Magnitude: 7.5 RA: 21h 40m 38.2s Dec: -23°09'53" RA: 21h 40m 24.0s Dec: -23°11'00" (Epoch 2000) Azm: 195°26'31" Alt: +19°04'32" Rise: 00:06 Transit: 04:27 Set: 08:44 Size:11.0' |