On March 30,08 while I had the big scope out to observe the SN in NGC 4490 and seeing as the scope was also pointed towards the zenith I decided to seek out this evlusive DSO.

Palomar 4 is the second most distant Globular Cluster in our galaxy. It lies approximately 3.5 degrees to the SE of Xi U Major.

It was a difficult observation and I wasn't totally sure of myself for awhile, as the surface brightness of this object seemed very low. The Globular Cluster was seen as a 1' very diffuse glow to the west of a 13th mag star that is the apex of an elongated triangle, with the two other stars being approximately 9th and 11th magnitude. A later comparison of my sketch with an image from the DSS confirmed my observation.