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(IAAC) Obj: NGC457 (ET cluster, Phi Cas cluster) - Inst: 120mm equatorial refractor f/8.33
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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC457 (ET cluster, Phi Cas cluster) - Inst: 120mm equatorial refractor f/8.33
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From: Ante Perkovic (via Lew Gramer) <albireo@vip.hr>
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Date: 31 Jul 2004 00:46:40 -0000
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Cc: owner@visualdeepsky.org
Observer: Ante Perkovic
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: March 15th 2003
Location of site: Perkovic, near Sibenik, Croatia (Lat 43.5 N, Elev 200m)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 5.3 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:
Moon presence: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: 120mm KONUS refractor, f/8.33, equatorial ("Lukrica" :))
Magnification: 100x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC457 (ET cluster, Phi Cas cluster)
Category: Open cluster
Class:
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag 6.4 size 13'
Position:
Description:
This cluster definitely looks like an alien!
Two widely separated "eyes", 2 waving hands with 3 stars in each,
2 legs and 2 shoes. On the "chest", where the "hands" connect, I
see 2 groups of 3 to 4 *, each cramped within less than 1'.
Phi Cas (one of 2 eyes) is "in" the cluster, but doesn't belong
to it (it's not at the same distance).