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Hi Malcolm,
Great report as usual -- thanks for posting it.
Particularly enjoyed your description of NGC 3766. I happened to spend quite a long time looking at it last month (gee, I wonder why??) with the 18". Besides the two most obviously orange, bright stars there are a lot of fainter stars that are creamy or buttery. It really is a wonderfully colourful cluster.
Same goes for NGC 2516. If it were in the northern hemisphere, we'd never hear the end of it. Down here, particularly in that part of the sky that is the richest patch of all, it's just another cluster. Stupendous object for 4-8" 'scopes.
Best,
Les D
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