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Turn Left At Orion

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In Vela: an open cluster, NGC 2547

Turn Left at Orion - Consolmagno & Davis, Page 222 (4th ed.)

Alternative naked-eye views
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No South Naked Eye View
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Telrad (North-up)
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  • NGC 2547: nice small telescope cluster
  • Gamma Velorum: easy quadruple
  • I 2391: nice nearby cluster for binoculars
Alternative finderscope views
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No North Star-diagonal Finder View
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Star Diagonal Finderscope View (Southern Hemisphere)
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Binoculars N. of equator; direct finder S. of equator
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Alternative telescope views
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Large (8") Catadioptric (Northern hemisphere)
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Small (3-4") Newtonian (Northern hemisphere)
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