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- Open Cluster in Canis Major
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RA:
06:46
Dec:
-20:46
Magnitude:
4.5
Distance:
2,300 ly
Apparent Size:
38 arcmin
Constellation:
Canis Major
Scope:
Orion ED80 at f/7
Autoguider:
ST-4, average mode
Sky conditions:
Average seeing and transparency. Windy.
Camera:
Hap Griffin modified Canon XSi ISO800
Exposure:
10 x 2 minutes
Date:
February 28, 2011
Comments:
I was fighting high thin clouds all evening. At several times they affected guiding.