TAC-games: 7/8/26 clue:

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Jul 8, 2026, 9:05:33 AM (6 days ago) Jul 8

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Paul Alsing in on the road to GSSP, so I'm posting what he sent to TAC-games. To join the list and play: https://groups.google.com/g/tac-games. Do not post guesses to TAC.

"This is an open cluster, often visible in binos, it is claimed, but I myself have not tried. I thought it was widely known, but every time I get it into the eyepiece, some folks say they have not heard of it before! It is all about triangles and its colloquial name is also the name of a movie. It sits quite close to a spectacular galaxy along the Virgo/Corvus border.

In between my object and the galaxy is another asterism, which I call "The gun", which is aiming at the galaxy," but has a different "official" name, which would spoil the game if I told you what it is! So, this is a 2-fer!

These should be an easy ones... I think I gave too many clues!

\Paul"

PS... I'm on the road early on Wednesday so I may be late in responding... but if you know the objects, you know it right away! Distinctly unique objects!