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(IAAC) Obj: Czernik 6 - Inst: 8" SCT, Celestron, manual fork
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Observation Poster: Don Clouse <dlcdeepsky@insightbb.com>
Observer: Don Clouse
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 11/1/2002, 8.50 EST
Location of site: southern Indiana, 35 west of Louisville, KY USA (Lat +38d 7m, Elev 780 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 8" SCT, Celestron, manual fork
Magnification: 135x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Czernik 6
Category: Open cluster.
Class: II 2 p
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag ? size 3.0'
Position: RA 02h:02m DEC +62d:51m
Description:
At 135x (15mm Panoptic, 30' TFOV), Czernik 6 is a sparse, 2'x1' aligned NE/SW, cluster of 6 stars. The lucida is located in the NE just south of the 2nd and 3rd brightest members - which are considerably dimmer. All are visible with direct vision. However, the pair that marks the SE end of the cluster is just barely visible.
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