Open Cluster M 41 or NGC 2287. by John Glossop

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21/01/2010

Open Cluster M 41 or NGC 2287.

Cootamundra, NSW.

This is a first light image from the Takahashi TSA-120 of the fine Open Cluster, M 41 or NGC 2287. This fine southern cluster is in Canis Major near the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, the cluster is some 38 arc minutes wide and is visible to the naked eye at magnitude 4.5.

Takahashi TSA-120, prime focus. Sky conditions at the time were not good with some high cloud and temp at 27c just before midnight.

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Guest		03-Apr-2017 17:53
omg like who likes this space stuff anyway not being rude just asking

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