PUPPIS oc NGC 2220 15cm - just the three m9 *s. never mind. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. gc NGC 2298 Alcaino: * SSE V=11.12/B-V=1.31, 2'.8 from center. pair NNE: V=12.45, 14.14; 8".5; pa115, 85" from center. 15cm LMC obs imply 2'.8 diam. pair SSW: V=13.46/1.32, 13.43/1.33 (both at tip of RGB), ~1' from center, 14".5 sep. can't ident "m13 * SSW well w/in halo" defining core. 7cm - mod f @ 30x w/mod concen. 55x: circ, unres, reaching most of the way to m12 * SE side. fntr * closer on NNE, another just N of m12 * SE. wk clumpy/gran at best. BS, 13Mar2005, Anderson Mesa. 8cm - 19x: sm, mod f, mod broad concen. BS, 5Jan1984, Anderson Mesa. 13cm - gran w/a few f *s on periphery. consp * (V=9.4) nr edge on NNE. BS. 7Feb1994, USNO. 15cm - mod br and just gran/clumpy @ 50x w/m11.5 * on NNE side nr edge. 195x: ~4' diam, w/two doz *s res. * NNE pretty well defines diam; it has m14.5 comp to its ESE. wide pair of m13.5 *s on SSW well w/in halo. m13 * SSW of center consp, well w/in halo, and defines core size. wk even concen, clumpy texture. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. 25cm - only mild concen of brightness. 2' diam. *ry fld esp to N. cl is set triangle of mod f *s. vgran, many threshold around the irreg edges. 30cm - partially res into ~30 *s in 3'.5 diam. extends 2/3 distance to br fld * SSE. * on NNE side is un= pair: 11,13.5; 5"; pa120. seems to be consistent consp * at exact center. due to seeing, the whole cl is coruscating like it's living, or TV-guider screen on 'sky' with the gain turned way up. BS, 7Feb1984, USNO. gx NGC 2310 POSS: *s 1'.6 sep, implies 15cm size of 3'.2x0'.4. ESO-LV: 4'.0x0'.8 in pa45. 15cm - mod f, velong @ 80x. 140x: pa55, 4'x0'.5, or twice sep of m13 * S and m11 * E. mod even concen. core thin oval w/occas *ings, one occas in center as vf *ar nuc. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. gx NGC 2328 POSS: m15 * @ 1'.1 in pa60. 15cm - vsm pretty f gx @ 80x. 140x: circ, 20" diam w/wk sharp concen to f but consp *ar nuc. m15 * 45" ENE. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc NGC 2401 POSS: m10 *s are 2'.75 sep. pair N (11,13; ~15"; pa ~0) well off the cluster to NNW. 13cm - looks like typical m13 gx: neb spot 3'-4' across N and a little E of two m10 *s. cl is same diam as sep of these *s. BS, 6Feb1984, USNO. 15cm - not vis. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - vsm @ 2' diam, compact. vfaint. only gran @ 90x and 180x. well-def edges. BS?, Roof. - 1'.5 diam w/4 or 5 *s res in fairly good seeing, all m13.5. haze somewhat irreg shaped, faint; not consp @ 95x. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. 30cm - triangular form, containing about a dozen *s over much haze in 1'.5x1' area elong E-W. a single m13 * on W edge is responsible for the triangular expression. no concen in *s or haziness. [BS] well-defined border. another m13 pair on N (15"; pa0) helps give triangular form w/the star W. [CBL] 6Feb1984, USNO. oc NGC 2409 POSS: br pair: 30" in pa145. 25cm - group of 7 *s 3' diam dominated by br central pair. Roof. - not consp as cl. BS, 26jan1982, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2413 25cm - poor group, not consp as cl. to N are several m9-11 *s; on S is small group of m11-12 *s. 10' diam. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2414 FitzG & Moffat 1980: br * V=8.2; pair V=12.4,12.5; 6"; pa135. 13cm - vsm grp of 7 or 8 m11.5+ *s on W side of m7.5 *. most *s in U shape opening NNW. CBL, 6Feb1984, USNO. 25cm - br cen * surrounded by 15 others to m12.5 in 1'.5 diam. Roof. - 190x: S of br cen * is pair (m12.4,12.5, 6", pa120). 3' long string running E-W w/12-15 *s m12+. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. 32cm - 15 *s in 2' irreg cl mostly NW of lucida. close pair of m13.5 *s less than 1' S of lucida (5", pa125). U-shape has 9 or 10 *s incl three brtst other than lucida. E side of U forms curving arc NNW then NE from lucida; less distinct arc curving S then W from lucida incl pair and another fainter triple. CBL, 6Feb1984, USNO. oc NGC 2421 Moffat & Vogt IV: central pair V=10.9,11.5; 18"; pa355. f comps to pair: V=13.1,13.3. pair SSE nr star #2 is not res, but there. 6cm - 35x: vf unres patch ~10' diam. a m10 pair lies 12' WNW. three *s seen over the fuzz, one near center. see additional comment under 30cm obs. 8cm - mod sm, hazy. half a dozen *s res, incl ones off SE & SW borders. wide pair 10' NW. BS, 5Jan1984, Anderson Mesa. 13cm - nice sl hazy cl of 30 *s in 8' diam, which incl some stragglers S. just N of center is 20" m11 pair aligned in pa0. BS, 7Feb1984, USNO. 15cm - 10' diam, 35 *s. - typical Pup-Vel cl. mod br and mod rich, mod well sep from fld. 140x: 8' diam w/ wk concen twd center; 80 *s of m10.5+. 25cm - fairly br, triangular, 8' on-a-side. inside are 45 *s w/some pairs. 30cm - ~40 *s in roughly triangular form w/a blunt Nrn tip. a close pair resides N of center: m11.5; 20"; pa170 (vis in 6cm). Roof. 32cm - straggler S make cl triangular, but can count 60-75 *s in central circ 5' diam. br cen pair have two vf comps. among other pairs is one at SSE edge near br *: 12,12; 5"; pa45. BS, 7Feb1984, USNO. oc NGC 2422 = Messier 46 Hoag: pair in center = ADS 6246, V=7.0,7.3 6cm - 30 *s in irreg cl w/br * on W side. arms trail N to N2423. 7cm - fine br widespread cl @ 30x. outliers to 40' diam. 50x shows 75 *s. cen pair consp @ 30x. f *s broadly concen, but br *s irreg. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - br cl w/three close dbls in 30' area. 50 *s m7-12 and a few colored *s. BS, 1Nov1970, FtL. 25cm - br cluster. in cen of cl is nifty dbl *, 10" sep, m9. - 80 *s in 45' area. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. 30cm - 50 *s incl neat = pair (10"' pa130) nr middle. CBL. oc NGC 2423 6cm - two doz *s in fairly rich cl at 44x. brtr m9 * N of center. 7cm - much fntr than M46. brtst * m9 in center. 50x: 20' diam w/35-40 *s, mod concen. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - loose, ill-defined from rich bkgrnd. 20' diam w/30 *s. 30cm - 60 *s w/several pairs and a few faintly red *s. cl is 13' diam, but extensions NE to 20' radius incl 15 more *s. gx NGC 2427 QBS: SB(s)cd III [BS]. m13 * nr center is ~0'.8 ENE of center, but twd N-facing flank. also: * 2'.3 WNW that is S of WNW tip, and third * 2'.0 W/sl S that is SE of second *. SGC: SAB(s)dm IV 15cm - lg, velong, vlosfcbr gx best viewed @ 80x. 4'x0'.8 in pa115, vwk vbroad concen (hardly any, in other words). sev *s inv: m13 * on N edge nr center; another m13 * on maj axis at W tip; third * nr it SE. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc Melotte 71 NWrn of * of triangle on SW is V=9.43/1.74 (1986PASP...98..210P) 6cm - 22x: narrow S-pointing triangle on its SW edge. unres. 44x is little better, 4-5 *s seen on NE side. 7cm - br grainy glow @ 30x w/isosceles triangle of m10 *s on SW. 75x shows 40 *s in 8' diam, a dozen of which brtr than rest, which are nr threshold. broad concen. one triangle * close to cl is pair. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - fairly br at 44x. about 50 *s m11+. approx circ with uniform density. close dbl* on SW edge. 30cm - nice, mod concen cl ~8' diam. two brtr *s on SW, the closer to the center is 5" pair. 60 *s w/small knot in center. br *s ~ 1',2' SE of center. oc NGC 2425 25cm - small, 5'x2' and fairly faint. elongated E-W with crossbar at E end. 20 *s. oc NGC 2432 15cm - a doz *s, string consp in fld. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. - 80x: mod f cl w/distinctive bar of *s running N-S through center. 140x: 6' diam w/50 *s m12.0+, vmuch concen along bar, which has pairs and little groups. BS, 27Feb1990, LCO. 25cm - consp as string of m12-13 *s slightly curved opening to W. in area are ~30 *s incl some nice pairs. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2437 = Messier 46 * on W: V=8.7, B-V=0.2. 6cm - nice rich broad patch, granular but res w/averted vis @ 22x. well res at 44x. brtr * stands out on W; *s evenly distributed. CBL, Roof. 7cm - rich cl of rel f *s @ 30x. hazy with nr-direct vis, but no haze and lots of *s w/averted vis. 50x shows >100 *s in 15' diam, broadly concen. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - f cl w/*s m10+. 25' diam, fairly circ, ver 75 *s w/rich threshold haze. BS, 1Nov1970, FtL. 25cm - br and well-res; PN seen. 30cm - vrich and large. outliers elong E-W 30'x25'. *s remarkably evenly distributed. a 2' hole in center has only a few faint *s in it. CBL, Roof. pn NGC 2438 * on SE edge: V=11.2, B-V=0.1; 'central star' (cl member) V=12.8, B-V=0.4. 6cm - just vis @ 44x, okay @ 88x, w/m11.5 on its E edge. CBL, Roof. 7cm - hardly vis @ 30x, and pretty f @ 50x. circ uniform spot w/m11 * on SE edge. BS, 26Nov1992, Anderson Mesa. 25cm - seen @ 50x looking like nebulous *. 112x: * on SE edge. string of four m13 *s along S side of annulus. a glimpse of star in center. neb is lg, close to 1' diam. 30cm - dark patch observed nr br * on E edge: this could be a contrast effect. a f * very near center, m14; another to N side of neb, m14.5 (perhaps fainter, a threshold star). central annularity is subtle; muddy texture to nebula. 145x in good seeing. - nice, br, seems elong in pa120, the acute ends being somewhat fainter. m14 cen * is a W of center. neb grey w/soft outline. pn Min 1-18 POSS: pair SE at 21", sep in pa315. * SW is at 25". neb is 20", bright. 25cm - not distinguishable from *; not certainly identified. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. 60cm - circ spot 15" diam, vsl concen to center; no cen *. m14 * 15" SW; sim distnace SE is threshold * 8" from second m13 * which is further away. UHC filter a definite help. CBL, 6Feb1984, USNO. oc NGC 2439 7cm - consp @ 30x w/R Pup on NE side. 75x: fairly sm, 5' diam, 25 *s. pairs resolved due W & S of R Pup. BS, 13Mar2005, Anderson Mesa. 8cm - consp sm haze SW of br *, (or: * embedded in NE side of cl). part res res @ 19x. BS, 5Jan1984, Anderson Mesa. 13cm - br well-res cl centered S and a little W of br *. ~30 *s in 8' diam incl a couple of pairs. BS, 7Feb1984, USNO. 15cm - 80x: mod br rich cl S&W of yel-or R Pup. 140x: 9' diam, 85 *s mostly m10+. rel br, close pair on rel sparse W side of cl. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. 32cm - 60 *s in 8 diam, unconcen to center. several pairs, but none really consp. BS, 7Feb1984, USNO. oc NGC 2447 = Messier 93 7cm - br cl @ 30x, well res in rich fld. two brtr *s on WSW side. 55x/75x: 50 *s in rirreg round 10' grp. clump of at least six *s nr center, elong SE-NW. BS, 13Mar2005, Anderson Mesa. 15cm - vfine cl. sev lucid *s and underlying stratum of over 50 *s m9+. 20' diam. BS, 1Nov1970, FtL. oc NGC 2451 15cm - lg, widespread, and br. many yel & bl *s. 45' diam, maybe 30 *s, m6-10. BS, 1Nov1970, FtL. oc-gn NGC 2467 7cm - easy to see @ 30x, circ w/m8 * in center. 55x shows no cl. neb nrly uniform, reaches 2/3 way to Haf 18/19 star-line on NE, or 1/3 way to m7 * due E. UHC & [OIII] enhancement both moderate. BS, 13Mar2005, Anderson Mesa. oc Haffner 18/19 7cm - vis only as line of f *s, nothing to attract eye. BS, 13Mar2005, Anderson Mesa. oc NGC 2477 most *s V ~12.0+ (11.5+ okay in 15cm). brtr * N edge of core prob I-69: V=9.81/1.88. 15cm - looks like an open globular 25'-30' diam. f *s, m10.5+. sky fog from lo altitude. BS, 1Nov1970, FtL. - fine rich cl of rel f *s. outliers to 45' diam, though rel few on E side. core 10'-12' diam, shows ~250 *s @ 140x of m11.5+. m11.5 * nr N edge of core. mod broad concen overall. NE side of core has arc-shaped bite missing; S of center is another ~circ dk patch w/dk fingers extending Swd (not radial but approx parallel) like claws. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc NGC 2482 15cm - quite f cloud. 30 *s m11+ in 20' area. BS, 1Nov1970, FtL. oc NGC 2483 *s V > 11.0. not a true cl. 15cm - poor & poorly concen cl best viewed @ 80x. 140x shows 45 *s m11+ loosely spread over 10' area. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc NGC 2533 15cm - rel f poor grp mostly E of m9 *. 140x: 2'.5 diam w/dozen *s m12.5+. BS, 26Feb1990, LCO. oc NGC 2539 15cm - fairly rich cl 40' diam incl outliers. 100 *s m9+. overall appearance sim to NGC 2360 and NGC 2437. br * on SE edge of cl. BS, 28Dec1970, FtL. gx NGC 2559 POSS: m9 * 46" SE, m13 * 43" NW. 15cm - mod f but is in fld of sev *s @ 80x. 140x: m9.5 * in contact SE side (sl misplotted on U2000). m13 * on NW. gx ~1'.5 diam w/mod broad concen to poorly defined 20" core. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc NGC 2568 = Pismis 1 M&V IV: * NE V=11.29/0.49. arc in center (SE-NW): V=13.5,12.8,12.8,13.9. arc NW (E-W): V= -,13.5,12.9,-. Lindoff: arc NW: V=14.7,13.7,12.9,14.3. 15cm - fairly f fuzz w/clumps @ 80x. 195x: 2' diam, vwell cocen w/18 *s counted. m11 * just off NE side; arc of brtr *s (m12.5-13.5) across center SE-NW; arc of four or five isolated off NW side. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. gn NGC 2579 Lindoff: can't tell anything from Lindoff chart; neb nr * #23? 15cm - pops up w/averted vis @ 80x. m10.5 * on NW side; neb brtst SE of *. knot in it, poss a m14 * and second m14 * SE of it. occas looks like dbl *. filters provide only mild enhancement, thus prob mixture of reflection and emission. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc NGC 2588 15cm - f patch w/vf *s just res @ 80x. 140x: 2' diam w/15 *s plus haze, *s are m14+. well concen. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Collinder 135 15cm - not the least bit interesting. involved pair Jc 10CD [0718.3] res @ 50x; 165x: pa215, dm 0.4. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Collinder 185 Lindoff: elong NNE-SSW. br * NNE end V=10.08/1.55; br * SSW end V=10.06/ -0.06. 15cm - not much isolated from fld. 8'x6' elong SSE-NNW, 40 *s @ 140x. a few f pairs and trios. sl brtr *s at each end. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. gx ESO 208-G21 QBS: SA0- sp, wk dk lane? [BS]. core OX, can't see sup * if any. SGC: SAB0-. 15cm - vhisfcbr, vis even @ 30x as sub*ar spot. mod br @ 80x w/*ar center. 140x: oval elong ESE-WNW, 1'.5x1'. halo has rel losfcbr, then vstrong sharp concen to dbl *ar nuc. one of the nucs prob is m14.5 *---I'll guess it's the Wrn one, since it seems sl off-center albeit on maj axis. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. gx ESO 209-G09 QBS: SB?d sp, cf N4631 [BS]. remarkable object! 15cm *s nr NNW end ok. SGC: SB(s)cd: sp. ESO-LV: 6'.5x1'.0 in pa155. 15cm - vthin losfcbr streak 8' NW of m6.5 dbl (Dunlop 59, q.v.). 4'x0'.4 in pa160, not much wider than sep of pair (16"). too losfcbr for 140x, 80x best, but not really enough magnification. some m13.5-14 *s nr N end. vf oval core 0'.8x0'.4. vwk vbroad concen overall. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. gx ESO 311-G12 POSS: m14 pair 1'.3 out maj axis to S; brtr pair 2'.0 NE; m14.5 * 30" SE. implies 15cm obs'd size of 2'x0'.4. ESO-LV: pa17. 15cm - mod f, vis @ 50x despite sev f *s nrby. 140x: pa20, 2'.5x0'.5 w/wk even concen to thin ill-def core. reaches S to m14.5 * just off W side of maj axis and not quite to m12.5,13.5 pair NNE. m14.5 * ESE of core: width ~2/3 this distance, i.e. core reaches 1/3 way to * from center. nice *ry fld w/vwide br pair SW (= Dunlop 56 [0747.1]). BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. gx ESO 494-G26 POSS: strongly reddened, prob tff for 15cm. ESO-LV: B=12.5/14.7; 4'.0x2'.0 in pa146. 15cm - nothing obvious nr here @ 80x/140x. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 13 15cm - only a few rel br *s w/o much concen. not distinctive as cl. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 14 15cm - 10' cloud of losfcbr. too f for this aperture. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 15 M&V 1: m14.5 * is V=13.70. cl diam ~3'. 15cm - sm clump w/haze @ 80x, whose brtr *s form a V-shape pointing SE. 140x: a dozen *s in 1'.5 area. middle br * of V arm pointing NW is = pair; m14.5 * SE of this pair. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 17 15cm - fairly f hazy cl w/a few *s res @ 80x, elong E-W. 140x: eight *s res, m13.5-14.0 and fntr. some haze remaining. 1'.2x0'.6. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 20 15cm - another fairly f sm clump of f *s. 140x: 2' diam w/15 *s res of m13.5+. sharp concen across irres center. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 21 15cm - exsm hazy spot w/m12.5 * on E edge @ 80x. 140x: 45"-60" diam w/six *s res plus br haze. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Haffner 26 15cm - hardly distinguishable as cl. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Melotte 66 Hawarden?: tip of giant branch V ~12.5. br * V=8.03/0.94. 15cm - lg losfcbr hazy cloud N of m8 *. 80x & 140x: 10' diam and uniformly br: zero concen---even sl dimmer in center. perhaps 50 *s res, mostly vf, although some m12-13 and sev brtr sup fld *s. bkgrnd rel rich to N, blank to S, cluster lies nr border: differential reddening? BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc Pismis 2 POSS: prob tff for 15cm. 15cm - can't find it. too f or misplotted. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. pn PK 236+03 1 15cm - not vis @ 80x w/[OIII] or UHC. BS, 27Feb1990, LCO. pn PK 241+02 1 15cm - vf, found @ 80x w/UHC. [OIII] about as good. 140x: 10" diam, m13.5, circ, and perhaps sl brtr twd center. BS, 27Feb1990, LCO. pn PK 245+01 1 15cm - not vis @ 80x w/[OIII]. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. pn PK 248-08 1 15cm - good UHC and [OIII] enhancement (sim effective). m11.5-12.0. 195x: sub*ar, 2"-3" diam, poss cen *. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. pn PK 250+00 1 15cm - not vis @ 80x w/[OIII] or UHC. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 21 15cm - sl concen of fld *s, no f members @ 140x. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 24 Lick: triangle is 5'.5x2'.5 isoscles pointing W. 25cm - mod consp @ 65x. 12' diam w/30 *s somewhat concen, m11.5+, i.e. faintly br *s. three m10 *s form triangle over it about 8' diam. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. oc Ruprecht 26 25cm - mod f, weakly concern. 25 *s in 8' diam. m9 * on E edge. some haze w/cluster. does not stand out: N are several m10 *s distracting. BS, 26Jan1982, Anderson Mesa. oc Ruprecht 35 15cm - fairly f hazy patch @ 80x. 140x: circ, 1' diam w/ten *s, m14+. some haziness. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 44 15cm - not distinctive as cl. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 47 POSS: sl misplotted on U2000: is ~2' farther N. 15cm - mod f sm cl w/three brtr *s in triangle @ 80x. 140x: 3' diam, 25 *s of m11.5 (the three) and fntr. strong concen. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 48 15cm - vsm fairly f clump @ 80x. 140x: 1'.2 diam, eight *s m13.5+ plus hazi- ness. mod-strong concen. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 50 15cm - in same med power fld w/Ru 47. not as consp @ 80x. 140x: 2' diam, 15 *s incl four brtr ones, two of which are @ NE side as close pair. mod concen. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 55 15cm - mod f sm cl ESE of m9*. 3' diam, not well detached from fld @ 80x. 140x: 25 *s m11+, incl triangle (w/four *s?) nr center. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. oc Ruprecht 61 POSS: br *~1'.5 NW of center. 15cm - f hazy spot @ 80x w/m10.5 * on W edge. 140x: 15 *s res, mostly m13.5+, a few brtr. well concen. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. gn Sh 2-307 15cm - not vis @ 80x w/uhc. BS, 27Feb1990, LCO. B1566 [0752.0] 15cm - 12' NNE of oc Ha 17, nice close pair @ 140x. BS, 25Feb1990, LCO. R 65/Dunlop 30 [0629.8] 15cm - Dunlop pair not of interest except @ 30x. 410x: Airy disks just over- lapping w/dk line separating them. pa272. SkyCat ephem seems right on. dm 0.25, def > 0.1 as per SkyCat. BS, 19Feb1990, LCO. Jc 10CD [0718.3] 15cm - in oc Cr 135, q.v. Dunlop 59 [0759.2] 15cm - vgood matched pair for 30x. 80x: dm zero, pa45. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. h4073 [0818.2] 15cm - 20' S of oc NGC 2568, res @ 80x. 195x: pa180x, dm 0.8. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO.