NGC 2477 -- open cluster in the south

[BABOafrica]

Another clear, full-mooner. Decided to go for this one. It's really pretty (I think) and you don't see it often.

It's also a good visual target since it's quite bright and sits in the middle of the MW in Puppis.


72 x 30s C8 SCT on EQ-G with Fuji X-A1 (modded) & UHC filter (iso6400) under Bortle 8-9 skies and a FULL MOON

BABO

[messier 111]

very nice indeed , thx .

[MariusD69]

Looks great! Well done!!

[Greenman]

That’s an impressive open cluster, nice work Babo.

[Astrovetteman]

Hey Joe, I just love your Southern Skies....the stars have such nice colors! That's an excellent image with GREAT star color!
Very Nice!
Tom

[Ylem]

Very nice

[kt4hx]

Magnificent image of a beautiful cluster Joe. You really nailed it with this one!

I had the opportunity to observe this cluster almost five years ago from right around the equator using my ED80 refractor. At home it culminates at only around 11° above the southern horizon, so it suffers heavily from atmospheric extinction. Here are my notes from my observation from April 2016.....

At 27x it immediately piqued my interest as not being typical of the run of the mill clusters I have been seeing of late. It was very condensed and quite detached from the field. My eye picked up a few diamond sparkles overlaid upon a strong haze of unresolved suns. Its brightest star, mag 9.9, was near its northern edge. There was a line of 10th magnitude suns roping out from the northeastern quadrant. At 43x it became more granular to the eye, with the view dominated by the background haze as a few stars popped in and out of view. At 54x more stars were revealed, but I had difficulty counting them as they wafted in and out of view, becoming lost in the background haze of their cluster mates. At 71x and 102x, again a strong granular appearance dominated and numerous tiny diamonds sparkled in and out of view. It had quite a diffuse appearance and I could tell there was a lot more lurking in there than met my eye. I suspect this would be a real stunner with a bit more aperture. Quite a pleasing find I must say. As a side note, I saw that Interstellarum plots it with the nickname “Termite Hole Cluster”, though I could not find any other source that referenced that nickname.

[pakarinen]

Nice! I’ve eyeballed it a few times. Like KT, it’s pretty low here and IIRC pretty washed out.

[Graeme1858]

Really nice open cluster Babo.

Regards

Graeme

[Gordon]

Congratulations BABO on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!!!

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[helicon]

Very nice image BABO. And, congrats on winning the APOD for today.

[Makuser]

Hi Joe. A beautiful image of the open cluster NGC 2477 from you. Excellent contrast and lots of sparkly stars. Thanks for sharing the view with us Joe, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.

[OzEclipse]

Hi Joe,

Very nice capture of this image. Lovely colours. Congratulations on the TSS APOD.

Joe

[dcrowson]

Nice capture.

[starfield]

That is a real pretty cluster. Thank for sharing and congrats on the APOD

[Ruud]

Diamonds and rubies - that's beautiful.

Congrats on the apod!

[ic_1101]

Beautiful open cluster, well done! Congrats on the well deserved APOD!