NGC 2374
DSS image of NGC 2374
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2374, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2374

Type  Open Cluster
Magnitude  8
Right Ascension  7h 23' 56.2"  (2000)
Declination  13° 15' 48" S
Constellation  Canis Major
Description  Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st L
Classification  II 3 p
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Mar 23, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 61x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A 10' modest patch that stands out from the rich galactic starfield, faint, rich, fully resolved

Andrew Cooper
Jan 14, 2018    Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A large cluster, not very distinct from the rich starfield, the central clump is a group of 10-12 magnitude, fully resolved, 10' in diameter
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NGC 2374