Jim Burnell's CCD Images - M46
 
M46
Object: M46
& NGC2438
Open Cluster & Planetary Nebula
 Const.: Puppis
Camera: STL11000M Scope: TEC 200FL Mount: AP1200
Filter(s): L:R:G:B Exposure: 8x2m:8x2m:8x2m:8x2m Guatemala
The open cluster M46 in Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC2438 is visible as well. This image is a color composite consisting of a stack of 8 two minute exposures for the luminance channel and each of the color channels. The images were acquired using an an SBIG STL11000M CCD camera on a TEC 200FL 8" f/8 refractor. The colors were joined and automatically balanced using AIP4WIN V2.3.0. This image has been resampled from its original size of 4008 x 2672.
 
M46
Object: M46
& NGC2438
Open Cluster & Planetary Nebula
 Const.: Puppis
Camera: ST-10 Scope: Takahashi TOA130 Mount: AP900
Filter(s): L:R:G:B Exposure: 16x30s:16x30s:16x30s:16x30s Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
The open cluster M46 in Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC2438 is visible as well. This image is a color composite consisting of a stack of 16 thirty second exposures for the luminance channel and each of the color channels. The images were acquired using an SBIG ST-10 CCD camera through a Takahashi TOA130 130mm f/7.7 refractor. The colors were joined and automatically balanced using AIP4WIN V2.2.0. This image has been resampled from its original size of 2184x1472.
 
M46
Object: M46 (NGC2437)
Open Cluster
 Const.: Puppis
Camera: HX916 Scope: Vixen R200SS Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block Exposure: 15x30s TeleVue Paracorr
The open cluster M46 in Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC2438 is visible as well. This image is a stack of 15 thirty second exposures using a Vixen R200SS 8" f/4 Newtonian with a coma corrector. The image was calibrated, defect corrected and stacked using AIP4WIN.