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David Hoskin
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
03/12/2023
10:00 pm

Equipment Details:

ZWO ASI183MC camera, Svbony 30mm guide scope with ASI290MM, WO RedCat51 astrograph, Svbony UV/IR cut filter, ES iEXOS-100 mount

Post-processing Details:

17 3-min subs plus calibration frames were stacked with DeepSkyStacker. Post-processing with SiriL, Photoshop, StarNet++, and MS Photo.

Image Details:

Messier 46 (left) and Messier 47 (right) are open star clusters located in the constellation Puppis. Messier 46 is about 5,000 light years from Earth and over 250 million years old. A small planetary nebula, NGC 2438, is visible near the top centre of Messier 46. Messier 47 is closer (1,600 light years) and younger (78 million years) than Messier 46. There are about 500 stars in each cluster.