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Hey Sab.
Observed it back in December. Heres my notes:
3/12/09
Seeing POOR (Moon affected)
Instrument 12” Dobsonion F5
NGC2477 (Caldwell 71) Time 11-00pm. Located Eta Canis Majoris by naked eye. Using finder located crooked line of bright stars to South East, then moved in same direction to F Puppis, then used finder to see two clusters in same general direction. These cluster were NGC 2451 and the wide triple d Puppis. Two clearly visible stars to South East of NGC 2451 about 4.5 mag. Most easterly star is b Puppis. Centering finder on this star then scanned North with 24mm EP until very faint glow detected. Cluster is not immediately evident in poor seeing conditions, required 3-4 seconds of looking before stars became evident. No bright stars but very large number of faint stars. Seems to be slightly extended East-West with a trail of very slightly brighter stars showing to east. Higher power (13mm at 115x) revealed many more stars. Once object has culminated and is in darker skies, should be a glorious object.
And here's my note on NGC 2451:
NGC2451 Time 11-20pm. This object briefly visited above. Very open cluster of several brighter stars. Most obvious star is 3.6mag c Puppis. This star has very distinct red/orange glow. Spectral class K4III confirms this observation.
I was doing a few OC's at the time due to moon, must go back and have another look at the new moon after Easter!
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