[pgc hunter]

Anyone observe this open cluster in Puppis? I chanced upon it while sweeping the area with the 120st and my jaw just dropped to the ground. Extraordinarily rich collection of tiny pinpoints, which surprisingly I've never heard or read about anywhere. No doubt this is due to its southerly declination. I actually thought it was a loose globular until I checked the map.

As an added bonus, NGC 2451 (not a true cluster) lies immediately to the west and is just gorgeous in a low power wide field with several very bright blue stars with a couple of orange ones thrown in.

I haven't seen it with a larger scope, but it takes pole position on my 10" dob hit list when the omnipresent Melbourne Cloud goes away.