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In memoriam Halton C. Arp (1927-2013).


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NGC 6517 (Globular cluster)
Right ascension: 18h 02m Declination: -8° 58'
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Date/time: 2009.06.18 22:00 UT
Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
FoV: 16' Magnification and filter(s): 250x
Seeing: 7/10 Transparency: 4/5
Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
Observer: Ferenc Lovró
Description:

A very dim, faint globular cluster that seems to be elongated in the N-S direction. Its core brightens softly, but it refuses to split up into stars even with averted vision and it also fails to respond to increasing magnifications. The object sits in the middle of some brighter stars that form a giant V-letter, pointing to the West.


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