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
>


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