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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 2236 - Inst: 200mm Newtonian F5



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Observation Poster: Kim Gowney <kapeji@sniffout.com>

Observer: Kim Gowney
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 7 April 2002 
Location of site: Sutton, West Wales (Lat 51 48 N, Elev 05 03 W)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 8 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 200mm Newtonian F5
Magnification: 32X 100X  200X
Filter(s): OIII H-Beta
Object(s): NGC 2236
Category: Open cluster.
Class: III 2 p
Constellation: Mon
Data: mag 8.5  size 7.0'
Position: RA 06:29  DEC +06:50
Description:
One Comparitively brightish (10.3) star dominates the central region of this small faint cluster, about 4 mag 13 stars were also visible with a faint glow suggesting the remainder of the group beyond the limits of the instrument and my eyes to resolve.
An Herschel 2 Object
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