Thanks for the reply. Scratch two items from my ignorance list. bh
--- In [email protected], "Jeff Burton" <jbur...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "growler3" <harrisb@> 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 >
