gems in Monoceros.

[cotterless45]

Between the clouds , the crescent Moon , had a good scoot around Monoceros. Just head to the Lhs of Orion , above Sirius .

Through a pair of 7x50 Fieldmasters shows a population of open clusters and small signs of nebulae against the background.There are some 50 clusters in the vicinity;Aquick look through a 200p Dob;

NGC2301 is stunning, plenty of stars, this is a little gem.

NGC2264 , this includes the very complex star group of 15Mon, visible through bins in the same field as the open cluster

NGC2244.Both of these are nebulous areas, just a hint in binoculars.

A binocular scan found M41 ( nice cluster below Sirius),M50,46,48,41 and 93.

I then got fed up with the clouds and headed home, careful not to fall down the garden steps. Sometimes, especially with clusters it's good just to have a go with low power bins, nice.

Clear skies, Nick.

[Double Kick Drum]

Thanks for the heads up on NGC 2301. I've not picked that one up yet.

M46 and M47 were pleasing in bins the other day. Nice contrast between the two clusters and easy to flick from one to the other to compare.