NGC 6366 in Ophiuchus 
NGC 6366 was another target of opportunity on Halloween 1999 (Oct 31) when I decided to go Globular hunting.  It turned out to be a very loose globular looking more like an open cluster than globular.  It is also pretty dim, so I wouldn't recommend spending a lot of time searching for it.  There is a bright 4.5 magnitude star 16 arcmin to the right of it, so finding it should be pretty eazy.  
    Constellation:  Ophiuchus

    Size:  13.0 arcmin

    Magnitude:  9.5

    Magnitude Tip: 13.6

    RA:  17h 27m 44.0s

    Dec: -05 d 04m 36s


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Scope:  8" LX 200 SCT
M-5C CCD Camera
Focal Ratio: f4
Exposure:  9 min
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Scope:   8" LX 200 SCT
MX-5C CCD Camera
Focal Ratio: 
Exposure: 
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