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M23 (Open Cluster, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.astroclubul.org/emilneata)
Instrument: 60-mm refractor Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 25 00:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1158
M 23 - Small, composed of approximately 80 stars.
M23 (Open Cluster, in Sagittarius, Est. RaDec 18.0h -19d)
Observer: Mike Pierce (e-mail: xtozaj@webtv.net)
Instrument: 3-inch refractor Location: Marianna, Florida, United States
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Jul 1 02:25:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 356
Sighted M23 first with 10x50 binos. Appeared to reveal 75 to 100 stars packed rather tightly, though not along the lines of Praesepe (Beehive) Also used 3 inch equatorial refractor to increase resolution. Seeing fell off after 25 minutes. Tracked into smoke or cloud cover.
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