M71M71


Globular Cluster in Sagitta
NGC 6838
Mag 6.1
GC class X-XI


05/06/13
Small and faint but easy to find
In the Milky Way so a beautiful FOV
Almost Galaxy like, not resolved?

08/06/13
Faint but very beautiful
FOV is very attractive in 12mm, especially stars leading!
Hazy evening so everything rather washed out
Using 'neglected 18mm' on M71 and M13

View really sharp of both

03/07/13
So attractive! Hazy in 25mm, smoky in 18mm and starting to resolve in 12mm

07/07/13
Keep returning! Viewed in all eyepieces, even 7mm
Stunning star field

04/08/13
Rather smudgy and not resolved in 12mm, rather hazy?

31/08/13
Diffuse and irregular against a dark background, wonderful!

03/09/13
Comparing Globular Clusters
No real core, fairly evenly sprinkled with stars which merge into surrounding starfield

04/09/13
Sharp, resolved and ragged in 12mm
There is a 'frosty' patch of starfield below which looks  like an open cluster, of which HIP 97796 and HIP 97818 are the brightest

06/10/13
So beautiful. In 25mm appears to be in two sections
Observed after M72 and M73 but so much easier!

04/11/13
Amazingly rich starfield in which sits this floating cloud which is M71

17/06/14
Faint, almost wispy Globular Cluster with a hint of resolution of the outer stars in 12mm
Sits in a beautiful starfield, is easy to locate and is one of the gems of the summer sky!

20/06/14
Perfect but not resolved tonight, one day short of the longest day in a still, clear sky

25/06/14
Couldn't resist taking a look since the sky is very dark and clear and I've got a new focuser! perfect!

30/06/14
A faint, unresolved haze at 11:35 pm when still not quite dark, however a beautiful starfield even so

20/08/14
With inverted vision in 12mm strings of tiny points of light appear to run across the cluster, which is hazy and not really resolved

21/09/14
Lovely, what can I say!

19/12/14
Not very well defined this evening but it is only early and Sagitta is a setting constellation!
FOV rather light so M71 does not have a good contrast against the background

09/07/15
Truly a gem of the summer sky
Sits in a classic constellation right in the heart of the Milky Way and easily located
In the same rich FOV in 25mm as the very yellow 9 Sge, QZ Sge, HIP 97796 at Mag 6.20
With 18mm a rich dark FOV with some brighter stars resolved, more resolved in 12mm with inverted vision
Using Barlow to give 180x magnification M71 fills the whole FOV, rather ragged and nowhere near as tight a ball as M13, in fact now rather sparse but my favorite Globular Cluster among many favorites!

19/07/15
Interesting FOV in 12mm with a bright asterism to the left of the Globular Cluster
9 Sge, QZ Sge, HIP 97796 is the topmost and brightest star in the asterism at Mag 6.20, the other stars are of Mags 7, 8 and 9 with HIP 97818 at mag 7.65 forming a neat triangle below 9 Sge

09/09/15
 Rather washed out and not really resolved even in 12mm, partly due to the hazy sky which still has sky glow even with no Moon at 11pm and also because the telescope mirrors need cleaning!

10/09/15
A beautiful sight in 12mm (telescope mirror now clean!) but still not a very sharp sky so a bit hazy and washed out

06/08/16
Rather ragged and merging into the surrounding starfield tonight, perhaps because it is rather hazy
Still, big, bright and impressive, if not the pincushion Globular that it sometimes appears

07/08/16
Always a joy to observe, especially when the sky is as clear, dark and sharp as tonight after midnight
Beautiful starfield in 12mm with M71 large and ragged with numerous resolved stars
It appears to merge into the surrounding starfield, not a tight ball like most Globular Clusters

26/08/16
Jumping between some of my favorite Messier objects before the clouds roll in
M71 perfect as ever but having yesterday looked at M2, M15, C42 and C47 it is really apparent how loose and ragged M71 is, and also what an amazing FOV it sits within in any eyepiece

26/08/16
Jumping between some of my favorite Messier objects before the clouds roll in, M71 perfect as ever but having yesterday looked at M2, M15, C42 and C47 it is really apparent how loose and ragged M71 is, and also what an amazing FOV it sits in in any eyepiece

22/10/16
Rather faint and washed out tonight, even though the sky appears very sharp
However a very heavy dew which may have already affected the optics!