[sac-forum] Last Call for Auriga

In response to Jimmy Ray's comment about doing the observing list, here it is 
again for your observing enjoyment.

Three years ago we did Auriga and it is about time for a second visit to scoop 
up what is still waiting for us.  Mostly open clusters are found here, but that 
isn’t all; so we will confine our selection to mostly open clusters and a 
couple of nebulae.  First let’s start with the large bright open cluster 
NGC1664.  Next another open cluster is Collinder 62.  Our third open cluster, 
another bright one, is NGC1893 and includes the nebula IC 410; both of these 
are in the Auriga OB2 association.  Now try the asterism NGC1896 that has stars 
from 9th to 12th mag, how many do you see?  We saved M36 for this time so give 
it a good long observation.  Our next selection, Barnard 34, is 2° southeast 
from M36.  Normally we think of dark nebula during the summer time, but that 
isn’t only when they are available.  This one was seen in my old 8” 
Newtonian and its 20’ should be easy at low powers.  Our final selection is 
NGC2126 another open cluster that has about 20 fairly faint stars scattered 
about.  What do you see here?

Note that, as in the past, it is complete unedited and is verbatim from what 
you will find in the newsletter.

Clear skies,
aj

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