M46 Open Cluster with NGC2438 Planetary Nebula
Hi All,
It finally cleared off after a whole month of miserable weather, Yeah!
I went to JBSPO last night and unfortunately got my truck stuck driving into the compound, all powdery snow & ice....spent about an hour digging out of the snow, finally got out.
After digging out,
I decide to stay and shoot a couple of objects with my 16" scope.
Here is M46 a Beautiful Open cluster with a wonderful foreground object, NGC2438 a Planetary Nebula(Dying Star, Lots of pretty star colors in this cluster.
One of my favorites!
30 minute exposure, homemade 16"F4.5 scope, and QHY8CCD.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
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That turned out really nice!
That turned out really nice! The colors are wonderful. This is one of my favorite winter objects.
-John
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Wow! That is one of the most
Wow!
That is one of the most beautiful I've seen!
Thank You!!