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I thought those 2 sounded familiar. This is from my Puppis I post Jan 18:
NGC 2451 – 7h 45.4m - -37.48 – Size: 45’ – Mag: 2.8
This is a large and bright cluster in a nice field, easily filling the field of the Nagler 22. Prominent is the bright orange star c Puppis, contrasting beautifully with the rest of the cluster.
NGC 2477 - 7h 52.3 - -38.33 – Size 27’ – Mag. 5.8
This cluster is smaller and fainter than 2451, but very attractive. The stars are quite numerous and seem to be in curved arrangements with dark gaps between. The central half of the group is somewhat denser in concentration. Looks a bit like a diffuse globular.
I saw some of Sab's Melbourne cloud when I was down there for step daughter's wedding last week. Not nice and the Department of Wildfires also making a mess of the sky as well. Yukkkk!!
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