DEEP-SKY TOUR
Nov 18, 2021
3 minutes
1 Collinder 69
rion’s head is marked by mag. +3.4 Meissa (Lambda (λ) Orionis). This marks the northern vertex of a small naked-eye triangle, together with mag. +4.4 Phi1 (φ 1 ) Orionis and mag. +4.1 Phi2 (φ 2 ) Orionis. A small scope at low power shows numerous fainter stars in the region, many belonging to cluster Collinder 69. Look out for the attractive line of seventh magnitude stars running south of
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