--- In [email protected], "growler3" <harr...@...> wrote: > > Will someone please tell me what the deep sky object groups that are > designated "Cr" and "Mel". Thanks. Bob Harris >
Those are Open Clusters. Cr = Collinder Mel = Melotte They are usually associated with a number. For example Cr 399 is the Coat Hanger cluster. Hope that helps. Jeff
