[AZ-Observing] IC 4756 in Serpens

Howdy all;

From a location about 70 miles from Phoenix, Az., I made this =
observation of
this large open cluster in Serpens.

IC 4756 Cherry Road Seeing=3D6/10 and Transparency=3D7/10 =20

This cluster is pretty easily seen naked eye as a very large oval bright
spot at the edge of the Great Rift in the Milky Way.  8X42 binoculars
resolve 9 stars with a very grainy background.  The cluster does not =
have a
brighter middle and averted vision shows another 7 stars and greatly
enhances the contrast of this cluster against the Milky Way. =20

With the 4" refractor and a 27mm Panoptic, 57 stars are resolved in a =
very
bright, very large cluster that is well detached from the Milky Way.  =
There
is a light orange star on the eastern edge and a "Y" shaped asterism at =
the
center.

A very nice cluster that is rarely mentioned;
Steve Coe

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