| Object: M79 (NGC 1904) | Date: 2019 February 3 |
| Type: Globular cluster | |
| Constellation: Lepus | Time & altitude: 20.25 UT 14º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 3/5 |
| R.A: 5h 24m | Transparency (5 high): 4/5 |
| Dec: -24º 33 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude 8 | Eyepiece 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Size (mins) 9 | Filters: None |
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Notes: Observed at culmination. This was an unexpectedly pleasing view for something with such a southerly declination. The cluster is round and even. At x120 it looked grainy, promising resolution at higher magnification but the view was no different at x260. Many very faint outlying stars were visible around the periphery. The core is broadly illuminated and lacks a central condensation. |
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