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Name/Designation | Right Ascension | Declination | Type | Magnitude | Size | Distance | Date | Location | Instrument | Eyepiece | Filter | Notes |
NGC2264;Christmas Tree Cluster; Cone Nebula | 06:41.1 | +09 53 | Open Cluster and Nebula | 3.9 | 35'x15' | 2.4KLY | February 21 1998 | Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | UHC | Cluster with bright 15 Monocerus appears to 'sparkle' slightly. With the UHC there is a definite nebulous haze and the faint partner to 15 Monocerus is distinctlt red. Cluster is open and sparse, spread over 3/4 of the field. Patchy nebulosity in the region. |
NGC2323; M50 | 07:03.2 | -08 20 | Open Cluster | 5.9 | 16' | 3KLY | April 5 1997 | Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | Large and loose cluster. |