NGC 2169 (Open cluster)
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Right ascension: 6h 8m
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Declination: 13° 58'
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Constellation: Orion
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Date/time: 2008.01.28 19:00 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 7'
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Magnification and filter(s): 167x
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Seeing: 6/10
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Transparency: 3/5
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Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
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Observer: Ferenc Lovró
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Description:
A rather small cluster, but still with many bright members in the constellation Orion. You can find it easily, tho a medium magnification will be neccessary to reveal fully its figure, that is made up of two separate parts. At the end of one of these patterns sitting a very close binary star, both stars with high magnitudes yet can be separated easily, even with a power of around 100x. This cluster is ofter referred as "The 37 cluster", as its stars form a large cosmic 37. :)
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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