NGC 1444 (Open cluster)
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Right ascension: 3h 51m
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Declination: 52° 42'
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Constellation: Perseus
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Date/time: 2015.11.12 23:10 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 9'
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Magnification and filter(s): 250x
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Seeing: 4/10
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Transparency: 4/5
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SQM: 21.09 m/as2
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Temperature: 6°C
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Humidity: dry
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Wind: none
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Sight: 1 - nothing spectacular
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Difficulty: 4 - hardly visible, dark adaptation and very dark skies needed, averted vision is required to see details
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Position: 4 - hard, complex starhopping needed
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Location: Talpa Minor Observatory
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Observer: Ferenc Lovró
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Description:
Tiny, featureless open cluster. At small magnification the most remarkable part is the tight binary in the centre of this sketch. By increasing power, this binary is no longer that spectacular, however the stellar path running down at the Eastern side of the cluster is more pronounced with the four stars nearly in-line. This won't be anyone's favourite open cluster I guess. ;)
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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