Menkalinan
Use the constellation outline drawn on the overview to identify Menkalinan. Then center it in the finder or a low-power eyepiece.
How to find NGC2281
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 NGC2281.
NGC2281 is 12° above the horizon toward the Northeast.
Use Gemini as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 6.7
From Menkalinan, move about 1.1° toward the south-east until you reach field star · mag 6.7.
field star · mag 4.8
From field star · mag 6.7, move about 6.6° toward the east until you reach field star · mag 4.8.
