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(IAAC) Obj: M41 - Inst: Meade LX10 8" SCT
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Observer: Harold Williams
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 04/08/99 09:00pm EST
Location of site: Philadelphia, PA (Lat 40N, Elev 100)
Site classification: Urban
Sky darkness: <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Meade LX10 8" SCT
Magnification: 50x, 100x
Filter(s):
Object(s): M41
Category: Open cluster.
Class:
Constellation: CMa
Data: mag size
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
I didn't really expect to find this object since it was low in the haze of
Philadelphia's lights and it was also a little humid. But, there it was. I
can't really say it was spectacular. I could count approximately 20 fairly
bright stars. My reference says there are 2 equally bright red stars near the
center of this cluster. Other references say there is only one. I couldn't say
there were any red stars but that was probably because of the sky conditions.
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