Designation:
M46
Date:
December 31st, 2018
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Sky-Watcher ED120mm Doublet
Focal Length:
900 mm
Exposure:
18 X 60 Sec.
ISO:
800
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, DSS, Astroflat
Notes:
M46 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 appears to lie within the cluster near its northern edge (the faint smudge near center of the image), but it is most likely unrelated since it does not share the cluster's radial velocity.