| M50 |
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| NGC 2323 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Open Cluster | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Monocerus | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 7.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 16.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 7h 3.2m - -8 20 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | E | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| An open cluster of 200 stars which may be glimpsed with the unaided eye in dark skies. In binoculars, it appears as a patch of diffuse light set against the fainter star rich field of the Milky Way. Careful observation reveals a myriad of star patterns including "chains" formed by the cluster's brighter blue stars. | |||||||||||
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