Where's M2??

[craigb1970]

Finally I got my starsense unit working and managed to goto and view M31,M15 and Albireo but I couldn't find M2. Is this a particularly small cluster? I was using 25mm eyepiece which provides 80x with my 8SE. I thought the goto may have gone off but when went back to previously viewed objects the goto was bang on. I'd appreciate any suggestions of where I may be going wrong.

[TiTanecd]

M2 is smaller than M15, I'd guess around 3x smaller in the eye piece. 

Use http://www.12dstring.me.uk/fovcalc.php  

[Charlie_132]

The M2 is a motorway in Kent, It is 25.7 miles.

This is the only M2 I have ever seen. its even visible in full sunlight

[nicoscy]

Click on image below for a larger size. Marked with an arrow.

[Feral Rabbit]

I downloaded these and printed, laminated and put in a folder for use outside. Helps me and my noviceness

Linky

Hope it helps

Regards

 

[nicoscy]

And that's where I got it as well 

[cotterless45]

Straight forward,

http://www.atmob.org/library/member/skymaps_jsmall.html