Object: 'The Owl Cluster' NGC 457               Constell: CAS

RA: 01h 19.1m           Decl: +58° 20'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 6.4m               Size: 13'               Type: II 3 r

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Date/Time: 26./27.1.1991, 20.30 UT

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 63x               Filter:
Field: 45'              NE Lim.mag: 5.0m
Background sky: 4       Seeing: 3 
Weather: Thin clouds and 3/4 Moon. 

Brightness: 2           Alt:    
Description: A famous, easy and beautiful cluster. The owl shape
is obvious: The two brightest stars are the eyes and the two
long chains of stars are the wings.