(IAAC) Obj: M44 - Inst: 6" Newtonian F/6.7

anonymous at sedna.atmob.org anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
Tue May 10 05:22:27 EDT 2005


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Observation Poster: Wouter van Reeven <wouter at van.reeven.nl>

Observer: Wouter van Reeven
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: May 09 2005, around 22:30 CEST
Location of site: Esch, the Netherlands (Lat 51.617, Elev 0m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: II <I-V Seeing Scale (I best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 6" Newtonian F/6.7
Magnification: 25x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): M44
Category: Open cluster.
Class: I,2,r
Constellation: Cnc
Data: mag 3.7  size 95'
Position: RA 08:40.1  DEC +19:59
Description:
At 25x the fov of my telescope is 90' which means the entire cluster just doesn't fit in. But it is a very impressive view nonetheless. A nice collection of bright and faint stars many of which appear blueish. Notable exceptions are SAO 98010 (which, close to SAO 98013 and 98014, appears as an orange star) and SAO 98021 (which also appears orange close to SAO 98020).
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