ASTRO: Open Cluster NGC 2425 in Puppis
Here's a crop from my M-47 image showing NGC 2425 at full rez. This little
cluster is more a target for the RC20 than a little 80mm refractor!
Info on NGC 2425:
NGC 2425
Constellation: Pup
Dreyer description: Cluster, sparse in stars, small, stars very small.
RA: 07h 38m 18.0s
Dec: -14° 52' 00" (Epoch 2000)
Size: 3.0'
Deep Sky Field Guide to U2000:
Number of stars: 30
Magnitude of brightest star: 14.0
Moderately rich in stars; small brightness range; slight central
concentration; detached.
George N
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