There are a few that can be seen around M31 that have G numbers. http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=383&pr=101
check out the attachments in this forum: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/652451/Main/651323 He used SkyMap Pro to make his charts and was wondering if we could do the same with Skychart. Matt Ozor --- In [email protected], "Sander Pool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wow, interesting stuff. Thanks for posting. > > Sander > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Vossinakis > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [skychart-discussion] Globular Clusters > > There are 355 (Sargent et al. 1974) or 509 (Crampton et al. 1985) globulars, > 403 open clusters, 188 stellar associations and 730 dust clouds in M31. I > wonder how many are observable with amateur equipment. > According to Star Clusters (B. Archinal & S. Hynes) some objects suggest > that they are faint, background galaxies, so the actual number of globulars > in M31 is still unclear. The brightest globular in M31 is G1 or Mayall II at > 13,7. Also there are globulars in the Magellanic clouds, the Fornax Dwarf. > NGC 4594 (Sombrero) has 400 globulars (Forbes et al. 1997), and there are > about 6000 (six thousand) globulars candidates in M87. Some estimates put > the total number of globulars for M87 at 30.000 (Racine 1980). > > http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/ANDROMEDA_Atlas/Hodge_tableA.html > > Vossinakis Andreas > Thessaloniki Greece > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/1.XolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
