M46 + M47

M46 + M47
0

M46 + M47

M46 (NGC 2437) is a trumpler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpler_classification) class II 2 r open cluster approximately 4,928 light-years away in Puppis.

NGC 2438 is the planetary nebula right above M46. It is located approximately, 3,000 light-years away. It is illuminated by an estimated 17.7 magnitude central star.

M47 (NGC 2422) is an open cluster of about 50 stars located approximately 1,643 light-years away. This one has be classed as II 3 m, I 3 m and III 2 m depending on the source.

Luminance – 5x600s – 50 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 6x600s – 60 minutes each – binned 1x1

230 minutes total exposure – 3 hour 50 minutes

Imaged April 21st, 22nd and 24th, 2022 at the El Sauce Observatory – Telescope.Live (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI ML16200 on an Officina Stellare RH200.

This data is from Telescope Live (https://telescope.live/) “One-click Observations.”

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/53165174434/sizes/l/
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Officina Stellare RH200 - CHI-6
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI ML16200
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile)
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
2022-04-21,22,24
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Dan Crowson / Telescope.Live
This tutorial and other tens of hours of masterclasses are available to our subscribers. Start now your free trial to learn from the best!
Try it free
See all photo