View Single Post
  #10  
Old 12-12-2010, 11:00 PM
astroron's Avatar
astroron (Ron)
Supernova Searcher

astroron is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambroon Queensland Australia
Posts: 9,313
Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzy View Post
I have some confusion I hope someone can help me with.
I am removing the Beehive Cluster off my obs report as further investigation (thanks to PaddY) has shown me that's not the cluster I saw. I thought the Beehive Cluster was in Canis major, when in fact it's in Cancer. And I have a habbit of calling it M41 when it's M44, so go figure I keep getting these objects confused against each other, in name and constellation .

Two questions, if you'll can help me please:

Beehive Cluster: I've only viewed this through a scope. Is it easy to view in binos?

M41: I saw a small fuzzy patch around where M41 should be. Is this what M41 looks like through binos? If not, what would it be?

Many thanks.
Suzy the Beehive M44 in Cancer is quite nice in Bino's you will be able to resolve some stars quite easily. but is fairly dense like a globular cluster.
in Bino's
M41 is just to the right of Sirius and is visible from here naked eye and in your binoculars you can make some outliers of the cluster
cheers
Reply With Quote