Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  M 46  ·  M 47  ·  NGC 2422  ·  NGC 2425  ·  NGC 2437
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M46 and M47, Alessandro Cavallaro
M46 and M47
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M46 and M47

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M46 and M47

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M46 and M47 are two nice star clusters in the constellation of Puppis. These two clusters are about one degree apart.

At the edge of M46 (right center of the picture) is visible the small planetary nebula NGC2438, unrelated to the cluster.

Copyright Alessandro Cavallaro / Mount Lemmon SkyCenter

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M46 and M47, Alessandro Cavallaro