Laevens 3 -- a newly discovered probable GC in Delphinus

[oliva]

Okay, Akarsh was right. I could see it occasionally at 300x in my 16-inch as a tiny but nonstellar glow with averted vision. A tough but doable for GC that is 200,000 light-years distant and was discovered less than 8 years ago! I would predict that under optimal conditions, it could be glimpsed in a 14-inch.

Scott H.

Hi all,

I tried to spot Laevens with my 14 inch Newton (350 mm) in two different nights under Bortle 2 skies but I couldn’t detect the GC so far. I used 65x, 114x and 168x to reveal the glimpse of Laevens 3. But nevertheless it was not visible.

Oliver