Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2451  ·  NGC 2477  ·  PGC 165492  ·  PGC 21669  ·  PGC 21775  ·  PGC 21794  ·  PGC 21826  ·  PGC 21827  ·  PGC 22009  ·  PGC 3081418  ·  PGC 3085099  ·  PGC 3085100  ·  PGC 3085117  ·  PGC 3085127  ·  PGC 3097172  ·  PGC 3098695  ·  PGC 3098699  ·  PGC 3098700  ·  PGC 3098701  ·  PGC 3098703  ·  PGC 3098706  ·  PGC 3098707  ·  PGC 3098710  ·  PGC 601242  ·  PGC 601483  ·  PGC 601932  ·  PGC 602965  ·  PGC 603356  ·  PGC 604076  ·  PGC 604767  ·  And 15 more.
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NGC 2451 & 2477 open cluster pair in Pup, Alexandr Zaytsev
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NGC 2451 & 2477 open cluster pair in Pup

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NGC 2451 & 2477 open cluster pair in Pup, Alexandr Zaytsev
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NGC 2451 & 2477 open cluster pair in Pup

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84min integral LRGB exposure of NGC 2451 and NGC 2477 open cluster pair captured remotely using Telescope #5 (Officina Stellare Riccardi-Honders RH200 D = 200mm f/3, FLI Microline 16200) system of ChileScope observatory.

The NGC 2477 (Caldwell 71) is apparently also known as the "Electric guitar cluster" [1]

[1] https://cosmicpursuits.com/1507/ngc-2477-electric-guitar-cluster/

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