Cr69

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Cr or Collinder 69 is a lovely spray of stars surrounding Meissa, otherwise known as Lambda Orion. As is usual for the Collinder clusters, it is large, making it an easy object for binoculars or a very small telelscope. There are a number of less bright stars making this a delightful cluster, and one I need to revisit. The observation shown here is one of my very first.