Observations of The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)

NGC 265

Is a bright globular cluster 30 arc minutes east north east of NGC 256.

The cluster is 1 arc minute in diameter with a slight condensation toward the core, the cluster fades in the outer region gradually to the sky background. The Globular cluster is bright at 11.9 magnitude and is visible in a 6" telescope. This cluster does not appear round as it has a flattened northern edge. This only seems to appear in large aperture scopes. Partial resolution was achieved in the 20", so the brightest stars in the cluster should be about 15th magnitude. This is one of the few SMC globulars that looks like a globular.