| Name | Termite Hole Cluster |
| Designation(s) | C71, NGC 2477 |
| Object Type(s) | Open Cluster |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Caldwell, NGC |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 32.0156178, -80.8935526 |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Date and Time Observed | 2025-12-16 04:30:00 |
| Instrument | Seestar S50 f5.0-250mm FL |
| Camera | Seestar Built-in SONY IMX462 Sensor |
| Image Details | Up is 336.7 degrees E of N. Transparency: Good. Seeing: Good. Total integration time was 7m. Exposures 10s. Standard Seestar enhancement including darks. |
| Description | A gorgeous open cluster nearly the size of the full moon, discovered by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (Abbé de La Caille) in 1751 or 1752 while he was at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. This was a reasonably "comfortable" capture at 15° elevation and 5.8 magnitude. When I first looked at it, I thought it might be a globular cluster. On second examination, it lacks the dense, circular globe. Captured from a location near Tybee Island, near Savannah, GA, to which I'd returned around 4AM. |
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