Autore dello sfondo:
Michelle Ashford
18 Oct 2021
M46 & NGC 2438
M46 is an open star cluster in the constellation of Puppies. It contains around 500 stars with a diameter of 30ly and lies 5.4 kly away.
The planetary nebula, NGC 2438, does not appear to be physically related to the cluster and is approx. 2.9 kly from Earth.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
M46
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 115.44171 Dec -14.8
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................10 Apr 2021 - 16 Apr 2021
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 180 | 21m | 7 |
| Green | 180 | 21m | 7 |
| Blue | 180 | 21m | 7 |
| Luminance | 180 | 21m | 7 |