| M46 Wide Field - Film |
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ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING DETAILS
| placeholder | Object: | M46 Open Cluster |
| Constellation | Puppis | |
| Date: | 3/20/2004 | |
| Location: | Tierra Verde, Florida | |
| Weather: | Average Seeing, High Transparency | |
| Instrument: | Borg 76ED @ F6.6 | |
| Mount: | Celestron NexStar 11 GPS | |
| Guiding: | Manual | |
| Camera: | Nikon N50 | |
| Filters: | Baader Moon and Skyglow | |
| . Software: | Sky Map Pro, ASCOM POTH | |
| Exposures: | 1x480 seconds - Fuji Provia 400F - Push +1 | |
| Processing: | PhotoShop CS, Images Plus | |
| Remarks: | There are three clusters and one planetary nebula in this image. Cluster M46 is in the middle while M47 and NGC2423 are at bottom left. Planetary nebula NGC 2438 can be seen as a small red dot low in M46. Image reduced 30% and cropped 30% for Web display. | |
