M46 and M47
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M46 is the star cluster on the left and M47 is the one on the right.  Note planetary nebula PLN 231+4.2 at the 11 o'clock position in M46.

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Equipment Used

Telescope Takahashi FS-60C piggybacked on Meade RCX400
CCD Camera ST-2000XM
Focal Ratio f/4.5
Guiding Autoguided by ST-2000XM

Image Durations

Duration (mins) Binning
Luminance N/A N/A
Red 5 (1x5mins) 1x1
Green 5 (1x5mins) 1x1
Blue 5 (1x5mins) 1x1