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	Globular Clusters					Rating		                       For Best View:		                       Coordinates						
	Name	Constellation	Magnitude	Size	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	Season	additional description	
																
	M79	Lepus	7.7	9'	2	1	x	dark	medium	5 H 24.2 min.	-24¡ 31'	globular in Lepus	62	Jan.-Mar	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M53	Coma Berenices	7.7	13'	3	2	1	dark	low	13 H 12.9 min.	18¡ 10'	with M64	110	Apr.-Jun.	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M3	Canes Venatici	6.6	18'	3	3	1	dark	medium	13 H 42.2 min.	28¡ 23'	bright globular cluster	114	Apr.-Jun.	bright and pretty globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M13	Hercules	5.8	20'	4	4	3	any	medium	16 H 41.7 min.	36¡ 27'	best globular in the northern sky	120	Jul.-Sep.	beautiful globular cluster with intermediate concentration - awesome Dob object	
	M92	Hercules	6.5	14'	3	3	1	dark	medium	17 H 17.1 min.	43¡ 9'	bright globular cluster	122	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation	
	M5	Serpens	8.3	20'	3	3	1	dark	low	15 H 18.5 min.	2¡ 5'	bright globular cluster	124	Jul.-Sep.	impressive globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M12	Ophiucus	8.4	16'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 47.2 min.	-1¡ 57'	"globular cluster, near M10"	126	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster; looks a tad smaller, brighter and less easily resolved than its partner, M12"	
	M10	Ophiucus	8.4	20'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 57.1 min.	-4¡ 7'	"globular cluster, near M12"	126	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster; looks a tad larger, dimmer and more easily resolved than its partner, M10"	
	M56	Lyra	8.4	8'	2	1	x	dark	medium	19 H 16.6 min.	30¡ 10'	globular between Albireo & M57	132	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster; small and hazy, grainy in a Dob"	
	M71	Sagitta	8.4	7'	3	3	1	dark	medium	19 H 53.7 min.	18¡ 47'	globular cluster in Sagitta	138	Jul.-Sep.	"a globular cluster; not particularly bright, but grainy-looking"	
	M80	Scorpius	7.3	10'	2	1	x	dark	medium	16 H 17.1 min.	-22¡ 59'	globular near M4	152	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster with dense central concentration; makes stark contrast with nearby M4	
	M4	Scorpius	4.6	35'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 23.7 min.	-26¡ 31'	globular cluster near Antares	152	Jul.-Sep.	"big, pretty globular cluster near Antares; easy to resolve into stars"	
	M62	Oph.-Sco.	6.4	15'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 54.3 min.	-30¡ 8'	"globular in Ophiuchus, near M19"	154	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation; not far from M19	
	M19	Ophiucus	6.8	17'	3	2	1	dark	medium	17 H 2.6 min.	-26¡ 15'	"globular in Ophiuchus, near M62"	154	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster, not far fom M62"	
	M28	Sagittarius	6.9	13'	2	2	1	dark	medium	18 H 24.6 min.	-24¡ 52'	"globular cluster, near M22"	158	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation	
	M22	Sagittarius	5.2	30'	4	3	2	dark	medium	18 H 36.4 min.	-23¡ 56'	one of the best globulars in the sky	158	Jul.-Sep.	a truly wonderful and easily resolved globular cluster - among the top 4 in the sky	
	M54	Sagittarius	7.7	12'	2	1	x	dark	medium	18 H 55.2 min.	-30¡ 28'	globular cluster in Sagittarius	160	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; strong inner core of stars	
	M55	Sagittarius	6.3	19'	2	1	x	dark	medium	19 H 40.1 min.	-30¡ 56'	globular cluster in Sagittarius	160	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster	
	M15	Pegasus	6.3	18'	3	3	1	dark	medium	21 H 30 min.	12¡ 10'	bright globular in Pegasus	164	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation	
	M2	Aquarius	6.8	16'	3	2	1	dark	medium	21 H 33.5 min.	0¡ 50'	bright globular in Aquarius	166	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster; dense central concentration	
	M72	Aquarius	9.2	6'	2	1	1	dark	medium	20 H 53.5 min.	-12¡ 32'	" globular in Aquarius, near NGC 7009"	168	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster	
	M30	Capricornus	6.9	12'	2	1	1	dark	medium	21 H 40.4 min.	-23¡ 11'	 globular in Capricornus	170	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	NGC 288	Sculptor	8.1	13'	2	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 52.8 min.	-26¡ 35'	"globular in Sculptor, near NGC 253"	174	Oct.-Dec.	"globular cluster; a lumpy, grainy, nearly uniform ball of light"	
	NGC 419	Tucana	11.2	2.4'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 8.3 min.	-72¡ 53'	globular cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	"NGC 104, 47 Tucanae"	Tucana	4	50'	4	4	4	any	medium	0 H 24.1 min.	-62¡ 58'	2nd greatest globular in the sky	212	South	utterly awesome globular cluster; strong inner core of stars and well-resolved outer regions	
	NGC 362	Tucana	6.8	14'	3	3	2	any	medium	1 H 3.2 min.	-70¡ 51'	bright globular cluster	214	South	"beautiful globular cluster, well resolved; bright inner core; don't ignore it because of 47 Tuc!"	
	NGC 1786	Dorado	10.9	1.6'	1	x	x	dark	low	4 H 59.1 min.	-67¡ 45'	globular cluster in the LMC	216	South	globular cluster; dense central concentration	
	NGC 1835	Dorado	10.6	1.2'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 5.1 min.	-69¡ 24'	globular cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2808	Carina	6.2	14'	3	3	1	any	medium	9 H 12 min.	-64¡ 52'	interesting & pretty globular in Carina	226	South	delightful globular cluster; high concentration toward center	
	NGC 4372	Musca	7.2	5'	3	2	x	any	medium	12 H 25.8 min.	-72¡ 40'	"pretty globular, paired with NGC 4833"	234	South	globular cluster; a bit brighter and better resolved than its nearby companion NGC 4833	
	NGC 4833	Musca	8.4	14'	3	2	x	any	medium	12 H 59.6 min.	-70¡ 52'	"pretty globular, paired with NGC 4372"	234	South	globular cluster; makes a nice pair with NGC 4834	
	NGC 5139	Centaurus	5.3	55'	4	4	4	any	medium	13 H 26.8 min.	-47¡ 29'	the greatest globular in the sky	238	South	"utterly amazing globular cluster, outclassing all others; partially resolved even in binoculars!"	
	NGC 5286	Centaurus	7.4	11'	3	2	1	dark	medium	13 H 46.4 min.	-51¡ 22'	globular cluster in Centaurus	239	South	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	NGC 6752	Pavo	5.3	29'	3	3	1	any	medium	19 H 10.0 min.	 -59¡ 59'	a delightful globular in Pavo	240	South	globular cluster; intermediate concentration and easy to start to resolve into stars