re: NGC 4147

From: Dillon, Dillon, & Kuh ^lt;mavericks_at_No-Spam>
Date: Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:34:42 MST

That's a pretty globular all on its own. For a while, it was the
globular in Coma I hadn't yet seen. Close to 3 years ago, 9 April
'05 on an OK not so great night at the Peak, with 5.7 LM, seeing 3/5,
it still stood out.

>Cool! Showed a bright core, plenty of resolution, with at least 15
>brighter stars sticking out across the disk, and swirls across the
>face.

DDK sez check it out!


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