Observations of object "M41"

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Observations of object "M41":

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1"-inch other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Mar 14 01:05:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2237

This evening, I observed a hyper giant red star known as Y V Canis Majoris while cruising around Canis Major with my 5.1" short tube Newtonian Telescope. I was really impressed how red this star was.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 21 04:30:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2130

Last evening, I observed a lot of dim stars called Collinder 121 in the Ursa Major. The star group begins just below M41 & covers a large area. In the middle of Collinder 121 is a red super giant orange star called Canis Majoris. This star is another candidate for a super nova just like Antares & Betelgeuse but its orange color is not as deep as the other two. This probably means it won't go supernova for a long time.

Last evening, my brother Anthony & I attempted to see the comet that is approaching Earth. Unfortunately, we did not see the comet. We did see the Hyades, Pleiades, & many objects in the Orion Constellation. We also got to see the M41 open cluster just below the bright star of Sirius. Finally, we saw our first Geminid meteor whose amber color showed its chemical composition to be sodium. This weekend, we will try to see the comet when it is closest to Earth.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 10-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: North Guilford, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jan 27 00:00:00 2007 UT   Obs. no.: 1617

This evening, my friends, Mike Dzubaty, Steve Borer and I went to a school to join three other friends in order to show grammer school kids the sky through our telescopes and binoculars. We had a nice seabreaze which helped cool the temperatures to a confortable 10 degrees above zero. We showed the kids the terminator of the moon which really oohed and aahed them. As usual, the Orion Nebula was a big hit as well as several open clusters in the area. What surprised me was how much the kids were impressed with M41 open cluster. Finally, the kids looking at Betelgeuse really impressed them. Afterword, we retired back to the building for brownies, cookies and hot chocolate.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: excellent
Time: Mon Feb 20 01:00:00 2006 UT   Obs. no.: 1493

A nice group of stars that filled up most of my eyepiece at 71x. Located about 4 S x SW of Sirius it was easy to locate. At least 6 dozen stars make up this loosely bound cluster.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.astroclubul.org/emilneata)
Instrument: 60-mm refractor   Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 25 00:00:00 2005 UT   Obs. no.: 1152

M 41 - A beautiful cluster composed of bright stars. You can find it easily, just four degrees below Sirius.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm equatorial reflector   Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Fri Jun 25 20:35:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 1195

this open cluster is one of the most beautiful deep sky objects i have seen.it appears in a small area overflowing with faint stars.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Feb 19 06:00:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 613

Could get a five star pattern match. Most stars were orange and probably 50 stars were apparent. Really neat, its the first new DSO I have found.

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jan 12 04:20:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 602

The open star cluster m 41 was a very rich open. I noticed the brighter stars had an orange tinge to them. This means there are older stars within the cluster. I also observed a double star in the cluster. Michael Amato

M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Serge (e-mail: astroguy@onaustralia.com.au)
Instrument: 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector   Location: Perth, WA, Australia
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Thu Dec 21 17:58:00 2000 UT   Obs. no.: 540

Large group, few orange stars in the middle, bright OC

M41 (Open Cluster in Canis Major, Est. RaDec 06h47.0m -20.45)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net)
Instrument: 10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector   Location: Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Feb 10 04:00:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 65

Easy view. My setting circles were right on!! Used 24.5 SWA at 2500mm. See 20-30 brightest stars and many more faint stars. Nice circular cluster. Espin star has a red glow!!

M41 (Open Cluster in Canis Major)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Feb 5 05:20:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 55

Big, bright cluster; about 10 members visible in binoculars. A fairly easy fuzzy patch with the naked eye. Swept up in "bug hunt."

M41 (Open Cluster in Canis Major)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jan 30 06:20:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 22

Easy with the naked eye as a faint, fuzzy "star." In 7x50s resolved into a big, pretty, triangular patch of stars.

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