Imaging telescopes or lenses: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Imaging cameras: Canon 450D EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion 50mm Guidescope
Accessory: Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Dates:Jan. 18, 2016
Frames: 39x180"
Integration: 1.9 hours
Avg. Moon age: 9.02 days
Avg. Moon phase: 67.04%
Astrometry.net job: 3642547
RA center: 7h 41' 47"
DEC center: -14° 50' 34"
Pixel scale: 1.329 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 21.143 degrees
Field radius: 0.924 degrees
Resolution: 4165x2781
Locations: Home (Front Yard), Jefferson City, MO, United States
Data source: Backyard
Messier 46 is an open cluster located 5500 light years away in the constellation Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 can be seen within the cluster in this image, although it is likely not a member of the cluster itself. The small red dot up and to the left of Messier 46 is another planetary nebula cataloged as PN G 231.4+4.4.
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