How to find IC4291 from Hadar

Identify the first reference star, then follow the numbered hops.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach IC4291.

IC4291 is only 9° above the horizon, so the view is likely to be poor. No suitable observing time was found during the next two nights.

Hadar

Center Hadar in the finder or a low-power eyepiece before following the field stars.

From Hadar, move about 3.5° toward the southwest until you reach HYG 66438.0.

From HYG 66438.0, move about 0.4° toward the south until you reach IC4291. This is the target field.