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/