[Prev][Next][Index][Thread][Search][Objects]
(IAAC) Obj: Col 140, Dunlop 47 - Inst: naked eye, 10x50 binocs, 6" f/6 dob
[Not terribly timely, but a neat log of a deep-southern naked-eye
object which I also enjoy viewing from the Southern US! -Lew]
Observer: Steve Coe
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Site classification: Rural
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: naked eye, 10x50 handheld binoculars, 6" f/6 dobsonian
Magnification: 1x, 10x, 100x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Col 140 (Tuft in the tail of the dog), Dunlop 47
Category: Open cluster. Multiple star.
Class: III 3 p
Constellation: CMa
Data: mag 3.5 5.36m*, 5.3/7 size 42', sep 99"
Position: RA: 07:24, Dec: -32:11
Description:
I have an observation of Collinder 140, which I have called
"The Tuft in the Tail of the Dog" for years. An obvious,
naked eye grouping. It is at 7hr 24min and -32 12.
--
Col 140 is a very large open cluster I have called The Tuft in the
tail of the dog. There is a naked eye fuzzy spot at the end of the
tail of Canis Major. I have found it to be an excellent area with
the binoculars. It includes a wide double, Dunlop 47, which is 5.3
and 7 mag, sep 99 ", which I see as blue and light yellow in the
telescope at 100X.
Steve Coe
To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'netastrocatalog' lists, use the Web form at:
http://www.visualdeepsky.org/subscribe.html