Phil Harrington's binocular universe (July 2005)

The July issue only touched upon the beauty of Scorpius through binoculars. Once you have found the featured objects discussed there, try your luck with some of my other favorite celestial wonders found within the sky’s Scorpion.

M80 (NGC 6093) is a bright globular cluster found about halfway between brilliant Antares and the star Graffias (Beta Scorpii). Binoculars will show M80 as a small, fuzzy blur of light set in a pretty field of stars.

AURA / STScI / NASA

Target:	M80
Object type:	Globular cluster
R.A.:	16h17.0m
Dec.:	-22°59′
Apparent diameter:	9′
Magnitude:	7.2

Target:	Antares
Object type:	Red supergiant star
R.A.:	16h29.3m
Dec.:	-26°26′
Apparent diameter:	Not applicable
Magnitude:	1.1

Target:	M4
Object type:	Globular cluster
R.A.:	16h23.6m
Dec.:	-26°32′
Apparent diameter:	26′
Magnitude:	6.0

Target:	NGC 6231
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	16h54.0m
Dec.:	-41°48′
Apparent diameter:	15′
Magnitude:	2.6

Target:	M6
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	17h40.1m
Dec.:	-32°13′
Apparent diameter:	15′
Magnitude:	4.2

Target:	M7
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	17h53.9m
Dec.:	-34°49′
Apparent diameter:	80′
Magnitude:	3.3

Target:	NGC 6124
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	16h25.6m
Dec.:	-40°40′
Apparent diameter:	29′
Magnitude:	5.8

Target:	Collinder 316
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	16h55.5m
Dec.:	-40°50′
Apparent diameter:	105′
Magnitude:	3.4

Target:	Trumpler 24
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	16h57.0m
Dec.:	-40°40′
Apparent diameter:	60′
Magnitude:	8.6

Target:	NGC 6242
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	16h55.6m
Dec.:	-39°30′
Apparent diameter:	9′
Magnitude:	6.4

Target:	NGC 6322
Object type:	Open cluster
R.A.:	17h18.5m
Dec.:	-42°57′
Apparent diameter:	10′
Magnitude:	6.0

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