NGC2539 - Open cluster in Puppis

NGC2539 - Open cluster in Puppis

Description: NGC2539 - Open cluster in Puppis. Fairly bright at magnitude 6.5. 50 stars in an area 21 arc minutes across or about 2/3 the size of the full moon. Also known as Herschel H VII-11. Camera: Olympus OM1 Film: Hypered Kodak tech pan Scope: 8" f6 Newtonian Guiding: Manual Exposure: 30 minutes Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory , Alberta. Date: 4 February, 1995