I revisited Pal 5 last night. At 375X the cluster was resolved. It looked more like a open cluster than a glob. I noticed on my computer screen that there was several faint background galaxies behind the cluster so I decided to give them a try.
First I observed SDSS J151551.71-001046.6 it was extremely faint and at 813X was averted vision only
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I then tried 2MASS J15160056-0009434 at 813X I could hold it 100% of the time it was a small elongated glow.
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Last but not least was LEDA 3112086 at 813X it was direct vision glow with a brighter core. What is interesting is that although it was the brightest of the 3 it has a Z=0.1033 which gives it a light travel time of 1.3 billion light years.
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I had a fun time tracking down these faint galaxies and noticed today that there are a few more that I can try.
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