Object Information

Name: Open Cluster M46 & Planetary Nebula NGC2438
Type: Open Cluster & Planetary Nebula
Constellation: Puppis
   

Exposure data

Exposure: RGB = 50:50:50 minutes
Processing: MaxIm DL & Adobe Photoshop CS3
Telescope: Astro-Physics 130mm f6.3 Starfire EDF GT @ f5.2
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4 via a Mini-Borg 60 refractor
Camera: SBIG ST-8300M w/FW5-8300 filter wheel
Camera Temp: -20C
Filters: Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen 2 RGB
Location: Cape Cod Imaging Station - Harwich, Massachusetts
Date: February 26, 2012
Notes: FOV also includes planetary nebula PK 231+4.1 at magnitude 14.4

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