Andrew Cooper
Oct 25, 2023    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A large region of enhanced galactic starfield, a scattering of 10th magnitude stars over a haze of unresolved background stars about 15' in diameter, rich, partially resolved, not a convincing cluster visually, 40' north of 27 CMa, 1.5° northeast of Wezen

Andrew Cooper
Mar 2, 2019    Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 80x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A large, coarse open cluster, hardly more than a clump of Milky Way starfield, about 20' across, poorly detached, a coarse sprinkling of stars with a haze of dimmer stars

Andrew Cooper
Apr 14, 2007    Pu'u Kuainiho (map)
76mm f/6 APO

Good sized at 20' across, rich, fully resolved, roughly round, NGC2362 1.25° northeast

Andrew Cooper
Mar 20, 2004    Farnsworth Ranch, Pima Co., AZ (map)
28cm f/10 SCT Nexstar 11

Large, dim, rich, about 100 stars in a 20' patch, rich winter Milky Way star field, arranged in clumps and chains

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