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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 2359 - Inst: 12.5" Binocular Newtonian

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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2359 - Inst: 12.5" Binocular Newtonian
From: anonymous NFS user <nobody@web.tiac.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 13:50:45 -0500 (EST)
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Observer: Dan M Duriscoe
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 02/16/01 11:45 PM PST
Location of site: Pinehurst, CA (Lat 36N, Elev 4000')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: II <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12.5" Binocular Newtonian
Magnification: 100x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 2359
Category: Emission nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: CMa
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
NOTE: Correction of last submission erroniously labeled NGC 2365--please delete that submission


Like an upside-down duck swimming in a field of stars, ghostly but easy to see with sharp boundaries, lots of small stars in field, curve in duck's neck obvious.  To the northwest 30' an asterism of 6 or 7 stars.  wonderful area, swarms of stars.  Terrific object!

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