Messier 62 (original) (raw)

[PT 1814, p. 279, SP2 p. 538]
Connoiss. 62 [M 62 = NGC 6266] is "Extremely bright, round, very gradually brighter in the middle, easily resolvable, about 4' in diameter. With 240 and strong attention I see the stars of it. It is a miniature of the 3rd of the Connoiss. [M 3]."

[PT 1818 p. 446, SP2 p. 599]
The 62nd of the Connoissance. [M 62 = NGC 6266]
"1783, 10 feet telescope. With 250, a strong suspicion, amounting almost to a certainty, of its consisiting of stars."
"1785, 1786, 20 feet telescope. Extremely bright, round, very gradually brighter in the middle, anout 4 or 5 minutes in diameter; 240 with strong attention showed the stars of it. The cluster is a miniature of the 3d of the Connoissance."
By the 20 feet telescope, which at the time of these observations was a Newtonian construction, the profundity of this cluster is of the 734th order. It is in the preceding branch of the milky way.

h 3661 = M. 62 = Dun 627.
Sweep 477 (August 1, 1834).
RA 16h 50m 21.9s, NPD 119d 50m 48s (1830.0) [Right Ascension and North Polar Distance]
Glob. Cl.; B; L; R; g m b M, but not to a nucleus; st 15 m; v fine; diam in RA = 13.0s [Semi-diam - See Sweep 794].
Globular Cluster; bright; large; round; gradually much brighter toward the middle, but not to a nucleus; stars of 15 m; very fine; diameter in RA = 13.0s [3.25'; Semi-diameter - See Sweep 794].

Sweep 723 (July 15, 1836).
RA 16h 50m 23.6s, NPD 119d 50m 42s (1830.0)
Glob. Cl.; superb; v B; R; p s v m b M; about 7' diam; all resolved into stars 15 m, very equal.
Globular Cluster; superb; very bright; round; pretty suddenly very much brighter toward the middle; about 7' diameter; all resolved into stars of 15 m, very equal.

Sweep 451 (May 8, 1834).
RA 16h 50m 24.2s, NPD 119d 50m 18s (1830.0)
Glob. Cl.; v B; L; R; p g v m b M; perfectly resolved with left eye, hardly with right. The most condensed part is a perfect blaze, but not quite in the centre. The southern part runs out faster. A beautiful object. (See figure 13, Pl. IV.) Diam = 13.5s in RA [_No doubt semi-diameter._]
Globular Cluster; very bright; large; round; pretty gradually very much brighter toward the middle; perfectly resolved with left eye, hardly with right. The most condensed part is a perfect blaze, but not quite in the centre. The southern part runs out faster. A beautiful object. (See figure 13, Pl. IV.) Diameter = 13.5s in RA [3.75'; _No doubt semi-diameter._]

Sweep 794 (June, 1837).
RA 16h 50m 25.9s, NPD 119d 51m 2s (1830.0)
Glob. Cl.; v B; L; R; g v m b M, to a blaze; diam in RA = 27.0s; st 14....16m; superb.
Globular Cluster; very bright; large; round; gradually very much brighter toward the middle, to a blaze; diameter in RA = 27.0s [6.75']; stars of 14 to 16m; superb.

Sweep 478 (August 3, 1834).
RA 16h 50m 26.6s, NPD 119d 51m 23s (1830.0)
B; L; R or l E, toward the n f side, where there is even some feeble appearance of another centre of condensation; p s b M, almost to a nipple; st 15 m.
Bright; large; round or little elongated, toward the north following [NE] side, where there is even some feeble appearance of another centre of condensation; pretty suddenly brighter toward the middle, almost to a nipple; stars of 15 m.