Location: SCO
Date: 2020-02-21
Time: 9:40 PM AST
S&T Chart Reference: 27
Instrument: 10x42 IS Binoculars
Transparency: Very Good (2)
Seeing: Good (3) to Very Good (2)
SQM: 21.10
Temperature: 16º C
No wind or clouds. Joining me at SCO were Jerry, Blair, Jeff and Troy.
I had just begun my search for M47 wth Sirius at 12 o'clock in my binocular FOV when this caught my attention. With averted vision, I found it easier to locate the 4 bright stars that crossed just above the midline of the cluster.
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Constellation: Canis Major Type: Open Cluster Magnitude: 4.5 Distance: 2.3 kly Size: 38.0' |