Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  140 Pup  ·  M 46  ·  M 47  ·  NGC 2422  ·  NGC 2423  ·  NGC 2425  ·  NGC 2430  ·  NGC 2437  ·  NGC 2438  ·  PK231+04.1  ·  PK231+04.2
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M46 and M47, Tom Carrico
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M46 and M47

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M46 and M47, Tom Carrico
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M46 and M47

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M46 and M47 imaged with a 200 mm camera lens using RGB filters and a QSI 690 camera. I like seeing the planetary nebula NGC 2438 inside of M46. If you get real close you can also see PK 231+4.1 off to the right of M46. I thought shorter 2 minute exposures would help with blue bloat around brighter stars, but I had to work to reduce them. Lesson learned...

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M46 and M47, Tom Carrico