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09/12/2009

The Southern Beehive Cluster or NGC 2516.

Cootamundra, NSW

NGC 2516 is a bright, southern, Open Cluster in the Constellation of Carina. This Mag. 3.8 cluster is visible to the naked eye and is rich in stars ranging from Mag. 7 to 13 and covers an area about the size of the Full Moon.

There are also a couple of faint PGC galaxies in the background.

Takahashi TSA-102 fitted with a Reducer/Flattener and operating at f/6.0.


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