Andrew Cooper
Nov 24, 2023    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

A spendid field! the brilliant orange star c Pup is surrounded by a scattering of 6th to 8th magnitude stars covering an area over a degree across, coarse, bright, obvious in the 50mm finder, fully resolved, the blue-white 5.9 magnitude HR 3011 lies 8' east of c Pup, while the matching blue white 5.9 magnitude HR 3022 lies 11' west, the very rich cluster NGC 2477 lies is 1.5° east-southeast, a stark contrast as NGC 2477 is a swarm of 11 to 12th magnitude stars compared to the bright and coarse NGC 2451, the entire region is a delight at low power magnification, in an RFT, or binoculars

Andrew Cooper
Jan 13, 2022    Lawa'i Beach, Kauai, Hawaii (map)
8x42mm Nikon Prostaff 3S Binoculars @ 8x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

A rich group arranged around the 3rd magnitude star c Pup, bright and obvious, partially resolved, 1° diameter

Andrew Cooper
Oct 25, 2015    Camoapa, Nicaragua (map)
15cm f/5 Newtonian, Makaʻiki @ 19x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

A bright knot of stars surrounding cPup, bright, coarse, fully resolved, an excellent RFT object

Andrew Cooper
Mar 16, 2007    Pu'u Kuainiho (map)
76mm f/6 APO

Large at almost 1° across, coarse, very bright, only a couple dozen stars, a bright orange in the center, NGC2477 visible 2° east in the same low power field

Andrew Cooper
Dec 27, 2002    Sentinel, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

Large!! bright! sparse, nice orange star at the center

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