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	M50

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	RA: 07:03.2 Dec: -08:20 Magnitude: 6.3 Distance: 3000 ly Constellation: Monoceros	Scope: 8" SCT at f/10 Autoguider: ST-4 in faint mode Sky conditions: Good seeing and transparency but the early part of the night was windy. Film: Kodak Supra 400 Exposure: 30 minutes Date: February 26, 2004
	Comments: This night started out with some wind gusts over 10 mph, but about the time alignment was done the wind died down a bit. Still the scope was a bit wind battered at times. This cluster was possibly discovered by G. D. Cassini before 1711. It was discovered independently by Messier in 1772. M50 has an estimated population of about 200 stars in the main body. The estimated age is about 78 million years.