Help identifing faint fuzzy

[ian_j_kirk]

Hi everyone, am after a little info. last night I was out with my 'scope looking at alberio and M27 amongst other targets. whilst scanning between the two I came across a feint fuzzy. Normally I would look up on stellarium to find out what it was but I can't get to my own computer at the moment so was wondering if you lot could help me out. thanks in advance, ian.

[knobby]

M71 maybe, would have been just South and East of M27 ?

[cotterless45]

Are you sure that it was M27 and not M57 ?

Between M57 and Albireo is the globular cluster of M56. This looks like a faint fuzzy?

We were looking at this last night,

Nick.

[ian_j_kirk]

hi guys thanks for your replies. i have managed to get on stellarium and it was m56! It did look like a galaxy rather than a globular cluster. will have another try and give it some more magnification.

clear skies

ian

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

M56 is one of the least conspicuous of the Messier globulars. Well done spotting it.