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Suzy
Here are some notes from my records:
M46 (NGC2437) Observed 20/12/08 with 8" dob and 25mm EP (48x) and 10mm EP (120x)
Very faint cluster. 1 10th mag star lies 1deg west. Cluster filled FOV with 10mm EP
Also observed on 5/1/09 with same instrument
Observed PN NGC2438 within cluster using OIII filter, clear circular object within cluster.
M93 (NGC 2447) Observed 20/12/08 with 8" dob and 25mm EP (48x) and 10mm EP (120x)
No notes taken
NGC 2451 Observed 3/12/09 with 12" dob and 24mm Panoptic (62x)
Open cluster of several bright stars. Main star (C Puppis) appears reddish/orange in colour.
M47 (NGC2422) Observed 3/12/08 with 8" dob and 25mm EP (48x) and 10mm EP (120x)
Open Cluster, 1 mag 5 star to N
NGC 2539 Observed 21/12/09 with 12" dob and 24mm Panoptic (62x)
Broad cluster maybe 20' to 25' in diameter. Many faint stars about mag 9 with large number of much fainter stars
NGC 2477 Observed 3/12/09 with 12" dob and 24mm Panoptic (62x) and 13mm Nagler (115x)
No bright stars but enormous number of faint stars. Seems extended E-W with trail of slightly prominent stars to E. Higher power (115x) revealed many more stars. Should be glorious once culminated and under dark skies. Averted vision assists with seeing many more faint stars.
Observed 27/1/11 with 12" dob.
Larger OC with hundreds stars. No bright members, appears to have a slight extension to N.
(Note, trail of stars mentioned in both reports ACTUALLY goes to NE!)
NGC 2467 Observed 12/4/12 with 12" dob and 17mm Ethos (88x) and 13mm Nagler (115x). Also observed on 8/2/11 but no notes taken.
Very clear in 17mm EP as a nebula. UHC filter improves view at 115x. Some evidence of dark lanes almost like a "mini" Trifid nebula. Extension of nebula to F are hard to see.
Open Cluster Hafner 18 lies just off NF edge of brightest part of 2467 with 3 or 4 obvious bright stars. Mafner 19 lies N of Hafner 18 and has 18 or so faints stars embedded in patch of nebulosity only detectable using UHC filter.
NGC 2546 Observed 3/12/09 with 12" dob and 32mm Plossl
32mm EP revealed a "river" of fainter stars connecting 2 mag 6.5 stars running NP to SF. Very low power required, higher power destroyed view.
Mellotte 71 Observed 23/1/12 with 12"dob using 10mm Ethos(150x)
Located 2.5deg N of M47. Faint irregular shaped cluster of faint stars mag 11-12. Has a prominent isoceles triangle of brighter stars on P edge. Looks very nice at 150x, almost like a loose globular.
NGC 2440 Observed 8/2/11 with 12" dob
Very small but quite bright PN. Slightly elongated EW. Faint green tinge, OIII filter shows very well.
NGC 2298 Observed 8/12/10 with 12" dob.
Globular cluster, lies 3.5deg S of Kappa Canis Majoris. Small and fairly faint. No obvious core, averted vision helps to reveal some "mottling". 3 or 4 mag 12 to 13 foreground stars are seen.
Obviously I haven't observed all these, and some of my notes(especially the early ones!) are a bit sketchy. Also my descriptions of some objects as faint reflects only using a small dob and the light pollution in my backyard!
Malcolm
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