m56

	M56

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	RA: 19:16.6 Dec: +30:11 Magnitude: 8.3 Size: 8.8 arc min Distance: 32,900 ly Constellation: Lyra	Scope: 8" SCT at f/10 Autoguider: ST-4 faint mode Sky conditions: Good seeing and transparency. Film: Kodak Supra 400 Exposure: 45 minutes Date: September 20, 2004
	Comments: This was a pretty good night with a low only in the mid 40s. M56 is one of the less bright Messier globulars, especially lacking a bright core. The linear extension of the cluster is about 85 light years. The brightest stars in the cluster are about magnitude 13. It was discovered by Messier on January 23, 1779.