M-54 Globular Cluster

M-54 is a very compact globular. It's smaller and dimmer than M-13, and it is located very for south for observers in the USA. If you can see Sagittarius, you should be able to see M-54 in binoculars or a scope as smalls as a 90 mm. The star up and to the left of M-54 in the star chart is Ascella at magnitude 2.7, so you have a good starting point for finding M-54. The cluster is about 1.7 degrees from the star.

The cluster is very compact, so you will normally just see the bright central area. The stars in the outer regions are at magnitude 15.

Reserved for Future Image	Scope: 8" LX 200 SCT
	MX-5C CCD
	Focal Ratio: f3.3
	Exposure:
This image was processed with a Gaussian blur mask in Photoshop. This allowed showing the dim stars in the outer regions of the cluster without saturating the bright compact central area.	Scope: 8" LX 200 SCT
	MX-5C CCD Camera, STAR 2000 & IDAS LPR
	Focal Ratio: f6.6
	Exposure: 35 min
	Link to the SEDS M-54 Page
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M-54
M-54 is a very compact globular. It's smaller and dimmer than M-13, and it is located very for south for observers in the USA. If you can see Sagittarius, you should be able to see M-54 in binoculars or a scope as smalls as a 90 mm. The star up and to the left of M-54 in the star chart is Ascella at magnitude 2.7, so you have a good starting point for finding M-54. The cluster is about 1.7 degrees from the star. The cluster is very compact, so you will normally just see the bright central area. The stars in the outer regions are at magnitude 15.
	Constellation: Sagittarius Size: 12 arcmin Magnitude: 7.7 Magnitude Tip: 15.2 RA: 18h 55m 30s Dec: -30d 28m 42s