Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  M 41  ·  NGC 2287  ·  The star 12 CMa
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M41 surrounded by IFN, Pavel Vorobiev
M41 surrounded by IFN
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M41 surrounded by IFN

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M41 surrounded by IFN, Pavel Vorobiev
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M41 surrounded by IFN

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Description

This is an attempt to picture the IFN that surrounds the open cluster Messier 41 which is not normally seen in pictures, but it clearly shows on Surveys.
I employed double telescope parallel setup, shooting L with Esprit 100ed reduced by Apex 0.65x-L reducer to 367mm F3.6 and the very sensitive QHY268mono camera on Extenden Well picturing mode dooing long (for an L) 300" lights, while second telescope - Takahashi FS60 reduced to 255mm F4 by dedicated 0.72 reducer equiped with modified Nikon D750a camera shoting OSC color.
More time would've benefit the image but even with a few hours the IFN is clearly visible.

Technical details:
Telescope 1:
Esprit 100ed + reducer Apex 0.65-L = 367mm F3.6
Qhy268m @ Extended Well mode, Gain 0, Offset 20
StarlightXpress FW + Antlia filter L = 35 x 300"
Guiding with QhyMiniScope and Qhy5l-ii-m
Orion Sirius EQ-G mount (Rowan belt mod)

Telescope 2:
Takahashi Fs60 + 0.72x reducer = 255mm F4
Nikon D750a @ iso200, 34 x 300"

Operated with NINA & PHD, processed in PixInsight
Shot on Feb-18, 2023 at Bortle 4 location
Laguna de Labradores, Galeana, NL

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M41 surrounded by IFN, Pavel Vorobiev