July 3-10, 2009: The False Comet, open cluster M23, and globular cluster M69

July 3-10, 2009: The False Comet, open cluster M23, and globular cluster M69

Posted 07-02-2009 by Matt Quandt

Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

In each episode, Michael highlights:

One object you can see without any optical aid
One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope

Targets for July 3-10, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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SaTuRnRoCkS=:) said:

What is the false comet??

July 7, 2009 9:40 PM
Michael Bakich said:

It’s a starry region in the tail of Scorpius that, to the naked eye from a dark site, resembles a large comet.

July 9, 2009 9:15 AM