Last new moon I had a chance to start an attempt on the SNR G206.9+2.3 in Monoceros.
The object is a relative unknown SNR and lies in a triangle east of the Cone-Nebula and Rosette-Nebula around the mag 7 stars HD 49711 and HD 49367. The center of the 0.9°x0.6° large SNR is located around RA: 6h 49.0', DEC: +06° 20.4'. It should not be mistaken with the much larger Monoceros-Loop SNR directly W of this SNR.
Without expecting to see anything, I was surprised to see the main arches without difficulties at all. Brightest part was the southern arch.
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