MONOCEROS gn NGC 2170/82/83/85 nomenclature prob messed up here and in literature, verify. Lick: *s in -70 in pa10; perhaps pa30 is for two *s 13' apart. 15cm - -70 vis @ 95x. all simply fntr than 25cm obs. BS, 6Nov1980, Anderson Mesa. - the only obvious patch involves six or seven m12-13 *s in a pattern elong E-W. DS filter preserves brtness of neb, [OIII] kills it ---> reflection objects. vis @ 50x, but a little better @ 80x. BS, 7Nov1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - mod f neb among six or seven m11-12 *s. neb strewn E-W. -70 mod consp @ 95: two m9.5 *s inv, roughly circ around each forming blob elong in pa30. * SW is sl fntr. BS, 6Nov1980, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2215 6cm - vis as seven *s w/haze. 40' NE of 7 Mon. 15cm - as clusters go, a rather cheap edition. eight mod br *s attract attention scattered in some disarray. ten more fntr *s spotted @ 47x. little improvement w/75x. an exiguous amount of *s, unimpressive. HM. - lousy excuse for a cl. 35 *s in 8' diam, little concen. brtr (m10-11) *s on S side. well sep from fld, which is rel poor. BS, 7Nov1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - mod br, not rich, brtr cen*. 23 members in 10' area. nice trapezoid on W side. 90x shows unres haze. 30cm - 149x: 10' diam, 30 *s. two brtr ones on E&W. no bkgrnd haze. oc Collinder 91 13cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. 15cm - unconcen grp of *s not consp as cl. BS, 17Feb1988, Anderson Mesa. 32cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc Collinder 92 13cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2232 13cm - sl concen of *s straggling S from 10 Mon, which is much the brtst. being generous, 12 *s around lucida. not interesting. 7Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2236 Rahim: cen * G=11.7. 15cm - a cen * w/surrounding haze. 25cm - not much better than 15cm view: m11 cen * w/threshold points. 30cm - nice, impressively f assemblage of *s. acutely triangular, pointing SE w/brtst and densest portion at the tip. m11.5 * is in center ~1' from the point. 5' long w/25-30 *s in knotty grps. *s have uniform brtness, m13.5+. rich cl. gn IC 2167 = IC 446 25cm - faintly vis around m11 *. BS, 6Nov1980, Anderson Mesa. gn IC 2169 = IC 447 POSS: un= pair in N side of neb = HD 46005 (B8V) = ADS 5154: m7,10; 20"; pa40. IC2169 = IC 447; IC 2167 = IC 446 (23' N). 15cm - vis in RFT as 10' haze assoc with five f *s S of an unequal pair, which is nr cen of object as it appears on photos. 30cm - not vis except as poss haze around pair of *s. oc-gn NGC 2237/44 = Rosette names: incl NGC 2237/38/39/44/46 ?? 6cm - no neb vis in br waning gibbous Moonlight. six *s in parallelogram much brtr than any of the others. sketch in logbook. BS, 28Nov1969, FtL. - 15 *s w/o haze. two br *s off SE end. sev pairs. 7cm - lg sparse cl @ 30x w/25 *s. blends smoothly w/fld and not well concen, so border hard to define. neb fairly losfcbr but vlg so easy to see. it is 75' diam, centered NW of parallelogram of brtst cl *s. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - lg and widespread, 35 *s seen w/rich bkgrnd, 40' diam. - seen easily. most prominent *s form rectang w/5th * in center. 30 *s @ 75x w/10 br ones. 25' diam. high powers, which show fntr *s, give cl rich appearance w/f *s grouped around rectang. no neb noted. 20cm - irreg, interesting. when SSE is at the top of the field, the brtr *s form an *ism of dozen *s resembling Gemini. the 'Pollux' of that grp is the yellow m6 lucida, 12 Mon. many pairs in area, 70-80 *s brtr than m9 besides the *ism in 22' diam. no neb noted. SKJ. 25cm - quite br and elong. btwn middle pairs are about 15 *s m11-12. 40 *s total. to W & N is a kidney-shaped dk area ~20' diam w/sharp outline. 30cm - 50 *s total in 25' diam loose cl. 5' area in cen has concen of f *s around two br pairs. no neb seen. gn NGC 2245 POSS: -45/47 sep 12'. -45 * is on NE edge. cen * of -47 is m8.5. 6cm - vis as f patch w/assoc *. 15cm - barely seen. Roof. 25cm - nr m8 *. cen * m10.5, comet-shaped tail leads S. mini-Hubble's Var Neb; smlr but no fntr. - like Hubble's Neb. a m11.5-12 * on N tip, neb fans S. no details, 2' diam, no cen brtning. BS, 6Nov1980, Anderson Mesa. 30cm - something like M78. m11 * just w/in NE edge of irreg round 1'.25 neb which fades from this *. hisfcbr. gn NGC 2247 25cm - 10' NNE of -45 around another m8 *, brtr on S side of *, nrly circ. BS, 6Nov1980, Anderson Mesa. 30cm - 10' NNE of -45, losfcbr neb around *. oc NGC 2251 WDS: 30cm pair = Barton 2120: 10.6,11.8; 3".9; pa81. 6cm - loose unobvious cl w/15 *s elong SE-NW. 15cm - 18 *s. 25cm - string of *s 6' long running SE-NW. br *s on W has comp. 20 *s total. 30cm - 25 *s in 10'x6' cl elong SE-NW. consists of three grps each ~2' diam. Srn grp has 4" m10 pair. oc NGC 2252 POSS: pair nr center: m10,10; 10"; 350. 6cm - 10-15 *s in lambda-shaped cl, brtst on NW end. 15cm - 18 *s. on W w/W branch of wishbone is a circlet of *s. 25cm - m11.5 *s mostly the same brtness. arc of *s leads from N2244 to N side of cl. stem of wishbone begins here leading S w/22 *s. 30cm - 20 *s or so in S-shape elong SSE-NNW. pair 5" sep nr middle. leg of 'lambda' consists of only 3-4 *s, not consp here. oc NGC 2254 Kiral (1969): brtst pair G=12.9,14.2; 16"; pa273. 15cm - sm fuzzy spot at lox. 25cm - less than 1'.5 diam w/4-5 *s @ 90x. not circ, seems spiked w/arms to S & E. 30cm - neat, vsm cl of ten *s. brtst * on N, which as comp. remaining *s are in 40" N-S arc concave to E. sl less than 1' diam overall. oc Trumpler 5 13cm - lg 10'-12' increase in sky bkgrnd; sl oval, elong E-W. sev fgrnd *s sup. not gran, no hint of res. 7Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - too big. 7Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2259 POSS: pair on N side 2' from center: m11.5,12; 7"; pa85. br *s W: m8.5 6' away, m6.5 @ 15'. 25cm - 180x: mod f, sm, concen. 4' diam. on N is mod br dbl. cl is 12' E of m6.5 *. gran to part res w/perhaps 40 *s. intersting obj in rich fld. 30cm - pretty f w/all *s f. res poor, but perhaps 15 *s m13+ are vis. m12 pair off N side, m6.5 * W. rich and irreg concen. gn NGC 2261 = Hubble's Variable Nebula 6cm - vsm but pretty easily seen as patch of neb SW of m11 *. 7cm - sm mod f glow SW of m11 * @ 30x. 75x: threshold * at S tip, fans Nward about as long as sep to m11 * NE. (sketch in notes of f fld *s to check mag limit.) BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - sm and f; tail direct not discernable. 25cm - sm , mod f. R Mon barely vis. two br *s nrby on E hamper viewing. comet-tail fans to N. 30cm - nice! prob obs'd during a br stage of R Mon (Nov1977). hisfcbr fan to N of R Mon, broadly diverging and curving W. 1'.5 long, brtr part 1'. neb quite pointed on S end w/R Mon at m12 right at tip. as one considers the neb from S to N, it is initially br, but gets brtr at 1' radius, then frades rapidly, i.e. unevenly br. CBL. oc/gn NGC 2264 6cm - a long thin triangle pointing SSE w/30 *s. nine *s assoc immed around 15 Mon. 25' long overall. 7cm - 30x: aha! there's the Xmas tree! S Mon is at base of roughly triangular outline of *s like spruce tree pointing S. 35 *s inv, mostly br. 30'x10'. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - br, incl 15 Mon. 20 *s seen in 30' area, m7-11. - some neb poss seen with f/15 refractor, 35 *s. 25cm - 60'x40' w/many br *s. no neb. not very interesting. 30cm - neb seen around 15 Mon, and perhaps some f mottlings N of this. oc NGC 2269 M&V IV: cen * V=11.6. 13cm - mod f part res patch on E side of fine 1\deg fld. a few *s res incl br cen one. 29Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - 5' diam w/25 *s mostly concen along 5'x1' area elong SE-NW. sl brtr m11.5 cen *. 29Jan1984, USNO. gn NGC 2282 6cm - faintly vis. 25cm - sm patch of neb mostly NW of m9.5 *. BS, 6Nov1980, Anderson Mesa. 30cm - 2' diam haze around m11.5 *. uneven brtness. oc Collinder 115 13cm - looks like abs hole. 20'x10', elong NE-SW. brtst * on N, m11. 15 *s res plus wk haziness. 7Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - fills 20' fld w/40 *s, some wide pairs. does not stand out from fld. 7Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2286 6cm - 15 *s w/three pairs and a little haze. 25cm - seen @ 90x as f smudge in lg grp of loosely scattered *s 40' across mostly S & E of cl. cl *s m12+, 6' diam w/25 *s and underlying haze. mod concen but w/o cen condensation. 30cm - 35-40 *s somewhat concen into 10' core and 25' overall. many br *s, mostly in pairs to S and SE. oc Biurakan 12 13cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc Biurakan 11 13cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2301 Hoag: strong is ~20' long. 6cm - striking N-S string of *s 25' long w/clutsering in its middle. ten *s plus many threshold *s around 3-4 br *s NE of center. some stragglers trail to E. 15cm - oblong w/arc of four br *s coming from cen. ten br *s plus 40 *s of m11 *s just seen @ 38x. 90x brings them out. HM says there are some red *s. HM/BS, 28Nov1970, FtL. 25cm - 90x/180x: quite br, assoc w/string of br *s running N-S, 20' long. 8' diam w/stragglers to E. mostly br *s, 50 *s total, mildly concen where strong corsses cl. 30cm - 70 *s in rich somewhat concen cl. four br *s lead off to S while sev fntr ones lead off N. two br *s nr center, Srn one is reddish. most *s in 5' diam, but stragglers E to 10' diam. oc NGC 2302 M&V IV: three-line from NE to SW: V=10.8,11.0,10.2; fourth V=13.1. pair unres on POSS but brtr * V=11.7; ~10"; pa~315. 13cm - three brtr *s in line on NW; perhaps five others. only mod consp in fld. 29Jan1984, USNO. 15cm - concen but rel poor grp in lgr concen of fld(?) *s. sm grp has 15 *s in 5' area dominated by three m10 *s on N side. lgr grp is 40' diam w/m7 * on NE edge and wide m9 pair on S edge. BS, 7Nov1988, Anderson Mesa. 32cm - 24 *s in 4'x3' area elong in pa75. three brtr on NW border have fourth f comp immed N of Wmost *. on S side of cen (which is empty of br *s) is un= pair: 12,13.5; 15";315. detached portion on E side of oval grp. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc Biurakan 10 M&V IV: brtst * V=10.7. 13cm - m11 * w/sl fuzz. 7Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - m11 * is in V-shaped *ism of nine *s m13-14. immed NW of br * is pair. a few others of same brtness in 2' area. sl haze in the V. 7Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2309 POSS: pair SW of br *: m12.5,12.5; 8"; pa97. pair N of core: m12,12; 6"; pa0. pair S of core: m11,12; 10"; pa60. pair W of cl is triple: m11.5,12.5,13; 10" in pa100 and 4" in pa35. m8.5 * 4' NNE. 15cm - rather insignificant. f triangle consp. main body of cl follows N & W of triangle. 12 *s total, a few arcmin diam. - good contrast w/N2302 1\deg W. modlosfcbr haze @ 30x, but part res at 50x. m8 * on NE. 140x: 4'-5' diam, irreg round, two doz *s res plus sl haze, *s m12.5-13+. BS, 7Nov1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - mod f, compact, 4' diam, 25 *s m11+. m9 * on N w/f pair SW of this *. 30cm - 4' S of m10.5 *. sm, 2'.5 diam w/1' core. 35-40 *s w/mod concen. brtst * to W has f comp on its E; core of cl has close pairs on its N&S side. oc Biurakan 9 13cm - sm fairly f spot immed S of m2 *. unres. 7Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - 18 *s m13+ in 3' area. some cen concen. 7Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2311 Lick: string of m8 *s in pa110, 11' long. cl is 11' W of closest member. 6cm - hazy patch 10' W of trio of *s aligned E-W. brtr * on N edge, a few f *s res over it. 15cm - spied @ 47x. 14' diam, shape is backwards N (aligned N-S) w/ 15 faint *s mostly same brtness. - rel unconcen cl of sim-br *s. 50x/1.2-deg fld shows it on NE edge of circ dk area containing a m10 *. cl 6' diam, 25 *s m11.5+. close pair on SW side nr dk boundary. cl somewhat oval, elong SE-NW, presumably due to dk cloud, which is ~15' across. BS, 7Nov1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - mod f, not compact. elong E-W, 4'x3'. 20 *s m11+. br trio 10' NE. 30cm - 25 *s in irreg clustering 7'x5' elong N-S. brtr m11 *s trail away to E to the S of three br *s, making overall elong E-W as per 25cm, but these do not seem to be members here. fld to W is dk. oc Biurakan 13 13cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - not consp as cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc N2323 = M50 Hoag: un= pair V=9.4,10.8; 20"; pa60. this also is closer pair ADS 5740: 9.8,9.9; 5".0; pa38. 6cm - 25-30 *s w/brtr *s on N side and one on S of 10' circ cl. many *s at threshold of res w/haze @ 44x. 7cm - br vrich cl @ 30x. 50x: outliers to 25' diam, core 1/3 this. full area contains 90 *s. sl haziness @ 30x in crowded core. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - found by going 7\deg straight N from gamma CMa. fairly br and part res @ 38x. at 76x the cl fills field. 75 *s m7+ in 20' diam. BS, 19Jan1971, FtL. - NW side of cl is brtst. 25cm - vbr, 45' diam w/100 *s and dk patch nr center. - 25' diam, 150 *s. m8 * on S nr an un= pair. f grp of seven on SW. 30cm - 90 *s in 10' diam cl. middle rel empty except for one sm grp. outliers extend to 30' diam. br * on S is red. oc NGC 2324 Hoag: * 4'.5 NE V=10.0; br * NW edge V=10.35. SkyCat: br pair = OSigma 82, V=6.6,7.4; 91"; pa318. 6cm - 12 *s in scattered array 20' S of m6.5 pair. [this is not N2324, but nrby fld *s only.] 25cm - 180x: seen faintly w/averted vis, 5' diam. gran at best. circ glow w/ many br and f fld *s. 30cm - located SW of br fld described in 6cm. 7' diam w/50+ *s m12.5+. pretty rich, but unconcen. two brtr *s: NE 10', another at N edge of cl. oc Haffner 3 POSS: cl *s m12.5+. 13cm - barely vis haze. 7Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - f wk cl in rich fld. 25 *s in 4' area, all m12.5+. a few brtr fld *s on periphery. 7Jan1984, USNO. oc NGC 2335 Claria: * 8'.5 ENE V=7.0; pair V=11.5,11.7; 25"; pa255. brtr * nr center = BD-09 1851 (V=9.5/1.4/K0). 6cm - m6.5 * 10' ENE. a rhombohedron of two brtr and two fntr *s in center of 5' haze. 15cm - nice but poorly concen cl 15' diam bounded on ENE by m7 * and on SW by two m8 *s a little beyond boundary. 60 *s counted @ 80x, a few wide pairs scattered about. sl brtr * nr center. BS, 20Mar1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - medium size, 20' diam w/about 30 mostly f *s; loosely round. - 10' diam, two br and two med-br *s form parallelogram in center. 25 *s m11+. not impressive. 30cm - 40 *s in 10' diam somewhat concen cl. nice m10.5 pair on N, diamond *ism nr center. oc Collinder 465 oc Collinder 466 Lick: 15' W of N2343, 45' S of N2335. 15cm - consp as concens m12.5+ *s. -65 (on N) is 8' diam w/about 20 *; -66 (on S) is 5' diam w/15 *s incl a wide cen pair sl brtr than others. BS, 20Mar1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - both clusters loose and poor, not really cl appearance. Roof. - seem to be sep objects. -65 is collection of m12 *s scattered about generally. 5' diam. sm clump at S end of grp is -66. BS, 25Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2343 pair = ADS 5817: V=8.5/1.3,10.7/0.2; 10".6; pa302, G5. 6cm - eight or nine *s in 5' diam w/some haze. three brtr *s form triangle. 7cm - mod f cl @ 30x E of lg N-S band of neb. 75x: 15 *s, brtst on SE edge. wk concen---*s scattered pretty uniformly over 5' diam. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - rel poor cl of 20 *s in 5' diam. brtst *, on SE edge, is un= pair of 10" sep in pa320; second brtst * is on NE. BS, 20Mar1988, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - 7' diam w/mostly m10 *s. some threshold mag *s. roundish w/20 *s. - 7' diam. un= pair m8,12 and 10" sep on E. 22 *s, not rich but at lox the brtr *s stand out. 30cm - 25 *s in square cl, corners N-S. half a doz brtr *s. br * on E is orange and has comp. cl unconcen. pn NGC 2346 cen * = V650 Mon. mag seq and schematic in IBVS 2113; also A&ASuppl 60,399 (many fld *s). 13cm - mod f sm haze w/occas *ar cen (prob not cen *). m13 * 40" E. improved w/DS filter. poor seeing. 10Jan1984, USNO. - sm, fairly f neb w/m12.5-13 *s on E&W. V=13.2 * @ threshold; V=12.8 * faint-steady. 29Jan1984, USNO. 32cm - 125x: seems iireg br, perhaps a bit brtr on E side twd closer *. wkly annular @ 250x w/seeing. cen * occas vis depending on seeing. DS filt improves it somewhat, partic vis of cen *. 10Jan1984, USNO. - just as on Kohoutek schematic, but w/o f lobes. indentations E&W ends aren't vis, merely squared off. annularity is indistinct. cen * only intermittently vis, though V=13.2 * is easy. 250x-500x. 29Jan1984, USNO. gn IC 466 cen *: 7 08 39 -04 19.1 (J2000), V=12.2, B-V=0.6, B0IIIe 15cm - sl misplotted on Tirion---lies E of plotted pos. vsm reflection neb (DS filter good, UHC/[OIII] bad) around a m11.5-12 *. 1' diam, approx circ, although seems sl extended on SE side. modsfcbr, obvious @ 80x blinking in/out when alternating btwn direct/averted vis. BS, 7Nov1988, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2353 pair NE of brtr * is Struve 1052: m9.1,9.3; 20"; pa21. Hoag: * N is V=5.9/1.5; * S is V=6.0/1.2. no neb here. 6cm - 30 *s in 25' diam. br *s in SW edge, w/most *s around and NE of this *. nebulosity in Srn part of cl? 7cm - too spread to be interesting @ 30x. total mag must incl sup br *s: are these members. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - 20-25 *s. 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - nice, circ, med-sized cl 30' diam. contains 40 *s w/vbr grp on SW edge. - btwn two m5.5 *s, 20' diam w/50 *s. no concen, *s m9-12 w/sev pairs and grps. 30cm - about 50 *s around m5 *, 8' diam. a mess more m10.5 *s are N of this grp, extending to 25' diam E-W. m8 * 10' N of these is red. Srn part of cl seems to have asscoc neb in both 6cm and 30cm. oc NGC 2368 Lick: portions are better E&W; E part points SSE. 25cm - vf, 4'-5' diam, quite f *s, barely discernable against bkgrnd. 20 *s res w/f haze. Roof. - fairly f, 3'-4' diam. 20 *s res @ 125x. m11.5 * on SW edge. overall shape trangular w/dk band passing SSE-NNW bisecting cl into two triangles: one more equilat on SW w/more *s, narrow isosceles triangle on NE pointing S. *s m12.5+. BS, Anderson Mesa 26Jan1982. gx NGC 2377 POSS: m13 * 27" SSW; m14 * 23" NE inv w/others much fntr + neb concen easily attributable to *ing mentioned in 32cm obs. gx wk on O print. L&deV+Suppl: brtr * V=13.0/0.3, fntr V=14.4. 32cm - fairly f unconcen haze inv w/two *s: m12 on SSW w/in halo, m14 on NE edge. no concen but seems to be *ing immed WSW of fntr *. 1' diam, a bit lgr than sep of *s. 29Jan1984, USNO. oc Melotte 72 brtr * 6'.5 NW (V=7.2/1.4/K5III), m8.5 * 9'.6 NNE. 6cm - just barely vis @ 44x. 6' SE of m7.5 red *. 7cm - really too f for this aperture. pretty f sm spot @ 30x SE of m7 *. 75x shows 4' clump of vf *s + haze. not terribly interesting. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - fntr than Mel 71 (Pup). almost a right triangle in shape. just S of m8 *. 30cm - rich w/fntr *s in an isosceles triangle pointing N. on both corners of base are sl brtr *s. cl denser on W side of base; 35 *s total. oc NGC 2506 Lick, McClure: br * prob on W, V=10.8, comp SW V=11.1. 6cm - unres but not f. 22x: one m11 * stands out on E of cl. at 88x this * has a companion, and about four other *s can be seen. no res, 5' diam. 13cm - br *ry hsze. two wide pairs on E&W sdies, sl dkr area bwtn. about a doz *s plus grainy haze. 29Jan1984, USNO. 25cm - mod br irreg round cl w/blank spot on S side. five or six m10 *s sup on mass of fntr *, m12+. gran and unres @ 44x. well delineated @ 112x. 30cm - 5' diam w/half doz brtr *s irreg dispersed over U-shaped cl, convex to N. U contains many tightly packed *s m12.5+, 25 or so of which are separable w/haze. 32cm - two pairs of brtr *s form ends of box or U-shape w/fntr *s on N that opens SSW. core 8' across has 100 *s, most at threshold. cl fills 14' fld w/outliers, another 30-40 *s. rich cl. 29Jan1984, USNO. =end=