Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  M 46  ·  NGC 2437  ·  NGC 2438
M46 & NGC 2438 open cluster and Planetary, erossi40
M46 & NGC 2438 open cluster and Planetary
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M46 & NGC 2438 open cluster and Planetary

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M 46 is an opencluster, and NGC 2438 is a Planetary looking like it is part of open cluster M 46. They are in the constellation Puppis. Image taken using a Explorer 127 ED F/7.5 Triplet refractor. A .8 focal reducer was used to bring the focal ration down to F/6. Camera Canon 60 Da, 10 x 60 seconds ISO 3200. Process Image Plus, Noel Carboni tools, Photoshop, Neat image.

Ernie Rossi

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M46 & NGC 2438 open cluster and Planetary, erossi40