Herschel 76
NGC 2215

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Monoceros
Magnitude 8.4
Size 8.0' x 8.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 76 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2215, a moderately large, scattered cluster of both bright and faint stars in Monoceros that was readily visible in 20 x 80 binoculars.