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Your location: Santa Clara, United States
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Latitude:
37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

How to find NGC2683

This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Gemini as the main sky landmark.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC2683.

NGC2683 is 13° above the horizon toward the Northeast.

View the current position and visibility tonight

Use Gemini as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.

1

Pollux

Use the constellation outline drawn on the overview to identify Pollux. Then center it in the finder or a low-power eyepiece.

2

field star · mag 5.6

From Pollux, move about 6.3° toward the east until you reach field star · mag 5.6.

3

field star · mag 6.2

From field star · mag 5.6, move about 6.3° toward the north-east until you reach field star · mag 6.2.

4

NGC2683

From field star · mag 6.2, move about 3.0° toward the north-east until you reach NGC2683. This is the target field.

How to find NGC2683

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