Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  M 46  ·  M 47  ·  NGC 2422  ·  NGC 2437  ·  Part of the constellation Canis Major (CMa)  ·  The star 15CMa  ·  The star Mirzam (βCMa)  ·  The star Muliphen (γCMa)  ·  The star Sirius (αCMa)  ·  The star θCMa  ·  The star ιCMa  ·  The star μCMa  ·  The star ν2CMa  ·  The star ν3CMa  ·  The star πCMa
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Sirius stuff, Olivier PAUVERT
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After weeks of clouds and rain, at last some clear sky. As often, I had to discard a bunch of subs from haze and crop the borders.

Beside the shining Sirius (beware of lens flares), the region is full of beautiful open clusters like M41 (bottom), M46 and M47 (left) and M50 (top), plus others from the NGC catalogue. One with good eyes will get a glimpse at Thor's helmet.

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Sirius stuff, Olivier PAUVERT