\begin{table}%t3
\caption{\label{tab:bs_observations}Additional bright RGB and AGB stars.}
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 \small \begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c}
\hline  \hline \noalign{\smallskip}
Name &  RA & Dec & $K$ & $(J-K)$ & \dco & Notes & Cluster \\ 
(1) & (2) & (3) & (4) & (5) & (6) & (7) & (8)\\
\hline
2MASS~J04540127-7026341 & 04 54 01.27 & --70 26 34.17 & 11.40 & 1.13 & $1.208 \pm 0.013$ &   & NGC~1754 \\
2MASS~J04540771-7024398 & 04 54 07.72 & --70 24 39.88 & 11.86 & 1.26 & $1.223 \pm 0.021$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J04543522-7027503 & 04 54 35.22 & --70 27 50.36 & 12.26 & 1.07 & $1.143\pm0.015$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J04542864-7026142 & 04 54 28.64 & --70 26 14.23 & 12.62 & 0.91 & $1.112 \pm 0.018$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J04540935-7024566 & 04 54 09.35 & --70 24 56.66 & 12.73 & 0.96 & $1.088 \pm 0.021$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J04541188-7028201 & 04 54 11.88 & --70 28 20.13 & 13.04 & 0.91 & $1.177 \pm 0.030$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J04540536-7025202 & 04 54 05.36 & --70 25 20.20 & 13.36 & 0.93 & $1.122 \pm 0.029$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05302221-6946124 & 05 30 22.21 & --69 46 12.48 & 10.65 & 1.21 & $1.258 \pm 0.008$ &   &  NGC~2005 \\
2MASS~J05300708-6945327 & 05 30 07.08 & --69 45 32.73 & 11.66 & 1.04 & $1.213 \pm 0.012$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05295466-6946014 & 05 29 54.66 & --69 46 01.44 & 11.68 & 1.12 & $1.246 \pm 0.010$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05300704-6944031 & 05 30 07.04 & --69 44 03.11 & 11.80 & 1.03 & $1.251 \pm 0.010$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05300360-6944311 & 05 30 03.60 & --69 44 31.18 & 12.02 & 0.97 & $1.216 \pm 0.013$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05295822-6944445 & 05 29 58.22 & --69 44 44.59 & 12.05 & 1.22 & $1.233 \pm 0.016$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05320670-7010248 & 05 32 06.70 & --70 10 24.84 & 10.49 & 1.13 & $1.136 \pm 0.014$ &   & NGC~2019 \\
2MASS~J05313862-7010093 & 05 31 38.62 & --70 10 09.35 & 10.56 & 1.39 & $1.196 \pm 0.017$ & C  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05315232-7010083 & 05 31 52.32 & --70 10 08.39 & 10.61 & 0.94 & $1.200 \pm 0.016$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05321152-7010535 & 05 32 11.52 & --70 10 53.52 & 10.87 & 1.06 & $1.176 \pm 0.018$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05321647-7008272 & 05 32 16.47 & --70 08 27.26 & 10.95 & 1.13 & $1.183 \pm 0.016$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05320418-7008151 & 05 32 04.18 & --70 08 15.15 & 11.22 & 1.02 & $1.204 \pm 0.024$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05021232-6759369 & 05 02 12.32 & --67 59 36.92 & 10.23 & 1.84 & $1.051 \pm 0.013$ & +,C  & NGC~1806 \\ 
2MASS~J05020536-6800266 & 05 02 05.36 & --68 00 26.69 & 10.63 & 1.61 & $1.139 \pm 0.015$ &  +,C & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05015896-6759387 & 05 01 58.96 & --67 59 38.76 & 10.69 & 1.76 & $1.065 \pm 0.013$ &  +,C & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05021623-6759332 & 05 02 16.23 & --67 59 33.22 & 11.02 & 1.06 & $1.211 \pm 0.012$ &  + & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05021870-6758552 & 05 02 18.70 & --67 58 55.20 & 11.32 & 1.11 & $1.267 \pm 0.015$ &  + & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05021846-6759048 & 05 02 18.46 & --67 59 04.82 & 11.74 & 1.00 & $1.243 \pm 0.018$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05021121-6759295 & 05 02 11.21 & --67 59 29.54 & 11.97 & 0.96 & $1.197 \pm 0.026$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05021137-6758401 & 05 02 11.37 & --67 58 40.15 & 11.98 & 1.02 & $1.199 \pm 0.023$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J06002748-6342222 & 06 00 27.48 & --63 42 22.29 &  9.60 & 1.80 & $1.075 \pm 0.012$ & +,C  & NGC~2162 \\
2MASS~J06003156-6342581 & 06 00 31.56 & --63 42 58.14 & 11.64 & 1.03 & $1.202 \pm 0.011$ & +  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J06003316-6342131 & 06 00 33.16 & --63 42 13.18 & 12.24 & 0.99 & $1.197 \pm 0.016$ & +  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J06003869-6341393 & 06 00 38.69 & --63 41 39.37 & 12.26 & 0.99 & $1.184 \pm 0.020$ &   & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05563892-7258155 & 05 56 38.92 & --72 58 15.52 & 11.77 & 1.03 & $1.227 \pm 0.012$ &  & NGC~2173 \\
2MASS~J05575667-7258299 & 05 57 56.67 & --72 58 29.91 & 12.07 & 0.95 & $1.166 \pm 0.014$ & + & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05570233-7257449 & 05 57 02.33 & --72 57 44.95 & 12.13 & 1.04 & $1.159 \pm 0.016$ &  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05575784-7257548 & 05 57 57.84 & --72 57 54.89 & 12.18 & 1.03 & $1.203 \pm 0.016$ & + & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05563368-7257402 & 05 56 33.68 & --72 57 40.28 & 12.43 & 1.00 & $1.146 \pm 0.016$ &  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05581142-7258328 & 05 58 11.42 & --72 58 32.87 & 12.45 & 1.04 & $1.154 \pm 0.019$ & + & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05583257-7258499 & 05 58 32.57 & --72 58 49.90 & 12.48 & 0.92 & $1.136 \pm 0.015$ &  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05572334-7256006 & 05 57 23.34 & --72 56 00.66 & 12.56 & 1.01 & $1.227 \pm 0.019$ &  & $''$ \\
2MASS~J05565761-7254403 & 05 56 57.61 & --72 54 40.38 & 12.84 & 1.01 & $1.169 \pm 0.020$ &  & $''$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\tablefoot{2MASS catalogue star name; (2) and (3)~star coordinates (J2000) given in hours, minutes and seconds, and degrees, arcmin and arcsec; (4)~extinction corrected \mbox{$K$-band} magnitude; and (5)~$(J-K)$ colour from  the 2MASS~Point Source Catalogue \citep{2mass}; (6)~\dco\/ index value, measured from our spectra; (7)~notes on individual stars: ``C'' -- a carbon-rich stars, ``+'' -- the star was used for the integrated spectrum of  the cluster; (8)~globular cluster, next to which the star was
observed.}
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\end{table}