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Binocular Targets Binocular Targets Constellation Name Type Magnitude Seen Andromeda NGC 752 open cluster 5.5 Andromeda M31 sterrenstelsel 3.4 Aquarius M2 bolhoop 6.5 Aquila NGC 6709 open cluster 6.7 Auriga M36 open cluster 6.0 Auriga M37 open cluster 5.6 Auriga M38 open cluster 6.4 Camelopardalis NGC 1502 open cluster 5.7 Cancer M44 open cluster 3.1 Cancer M67 open cluster 6.9 Canes Venatici M3 bolhoop 5.9 Canis Major M41 open cluster 4.5 Canis Major NGC 2354 open cluster 6.5 Canis Major NGC 2362 open cluster 4.1 Canis Major Cr 121 open cluster 2.6 Canis Major Cr 132 open cluster 3.6 Canis Major Cr 140 open cluster 3.5 Cassiopeia M52 open cluster 6.9 Cassiopeia M103 open cluster 7.0 Cassiopeia NGC 129 open cluster 6.5 Cassiopeia NGC 225 open cluster 7.0 Cassiopeia NGC 457 open cluster 6.4 Cassiopeia NGC 654 open cluster 6.5 Cassiopeia NGC 1027 open cluster 6.7 Cassiopeia NGC 7789 open cluster 6.7 Cassiopeia Mel 15 open cluster 6.5 Cassiopeia Stock 2 open cluster 4.4 Cepheus NGC 7160 open cluster 6.1 Coma Berenices Mel 111 open cluster 2.5 Cygnus M29 open cluster 6.6 Cygnus M39 open cluster 4.6 Cygnus NGC 6811 open cluster 6.8 Cygnus NGC 6871 open cluster 5.2 Cygnus NGC 6910 open cluster 6.6 http://d.ramakers.googlepages.com/ Constellation Name Type Magnitude Seen Gemini M35 open cluster 5.1 Gemini NGC 2129 open cluster 6.7 Hercules M13 bolhoop 5.8 Hercules M92 bolhoop 6.4 Lacerta NGC 7243 open cluster 6.4 Lyra Steph 1 open cluster 3.8 Monoceros M50 open cluster 6.9 Monoceros NGC 2244 open cluster 4.8 Monoceros NGC 2264 open cluster 3.9 Monoceros NGC 2301 open cluster 6.0 Monoceros NGC 2343 open cluster 6.7 Monoceros Cr 106 open cluster 4.6 Monoceros Cr 107 open cluster 5.1 Ophiuchus NGC 6633 open cluster 4.6 Ophiuchus IC 4665 open cluster 4.2 Ophiuchus M12 bolhoop 6.7 Ophiuchus M10 bolhoop 6.6 Ophiuchus M19 bolhoop 6.8 Orion NGC 1981 open cluster 4.6 Orion NGC 2169 open cluster 5.9 Orion Cr 70 open cluster 0.6 Pegasus M15 bolhoop 6.2 Puppis M46 open cluster 6.1 Puppis M47 open cluster 4.4 Puppis M93 open cluster 6.2 Puppis NGC 2423 open cluster 6.7 Puppis NGC 2451 open cluster 2.8 Puppis NGC 2477 open cluster 5.8 Puppis NGC 2527 open cluster 6.5 Puppis NGC 2539 open cluster 6.5 Puppis NGC 2546 open cluster 6.0 Puppis Cr 135 open cluster 2.1 Sagittarius M18 open cluster 6.9 Sagittarius M21 open cluster 5.9 Sagittarius M25 open cluster 6.3 Sagittarius NGC 6530 open cluster 4.6 Sagittarius NGC 6716 open cluster 6.9 Sagittarius Cr 394 open cluster 5.6 Sagittarius M28 bolhoop 6.8 Sagittarius M22 bolhoop 5.1 Sagittarius M55 bolhoop 6.4 Scorpius M6 open cluster 4.2 http://d.ramakers.googlepages.com/ Constellation Name Type Magnitude Seen Scorpius NGC 6231 open cluster 2.6 Scorpius NGC 6242 open cluster 6.4 Scorpius NGC 6281 open cluster 5.4 Scorpius NGC 6383 open cluster 5.5 Scorpius M4 bolhoop 5.6 Serpens IC 4756 open cluster 4.6 Serpens M5 bolhoop 5.6 Taurus Hyaden open cluster 0.5 Taurus Pleiaden open cluster 1.2 Taurus NGC 1647 open cluster 6.4 Triangulum M33 sterrenstelsel 5.7 Ursa Major M81 sterrenstelsel 6.9 Vulpecula NGC 6940 open cluster 6.3 Vulpecula Cr 399 open cluster 3.6 Vulpecula Stock 1 open cluster 5.3 Vulpecula M27 planetaire nevel 7.4 http://d.ramakers.googlepages.com/.
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