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M46 and M47, Doug Lozen
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M46 and M47

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Two nice open clusters in the winter Milky Way of the constellation Puppis. On the northern edge of M46 (top cluster) is the small planetary nebula NGC 2438. Apparently a satellite trail was also captured during the session.

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M46 and M47, Doug Lozen