PK 231+4.1 crop 1.5X | 0bject | M46 & M47 Open clusters in Puppis (also NGC2423 & NGC 2425) |
| Date | February 20-22, 2017 |
| Exposure | OSC 220 minutes |
| Camera | ST8300C |
| Telescope | Takahashi FSQ 106N on Losmand G-11 w/Gemini |
| Guiding | QHY5LII with Meade 50 mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions |
| Comments | Poor seeing with marked light pollution, Ruppel Observatory |
M46 crop
NGC 2438 crop
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M46 and M47 Open Clusters in Puppis |
| Date | February 9, 2011 |
| Exposure | LRGB 30:30:30:50 (unbinned; luminance synthesized from R+G+B) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3 |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with miniBorg 50mm |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS4, GradientXterminator, AstroActions |
| Comments | Cold 16 F; 1st quarter moon in the West |