M46 - Puppis Cluster
Winter Double Cluster observed from my home location on a very good night with excellent transparency.
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Puppis
Right Ascension: 07h 41m 48s
Declination: -14° 49' 00"
Magnitude: 6.5
Size: 27.0'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M46 - Puppis Cluster |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 6 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.150, -85.326 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 30.0x (25mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-02-13 |
| Time: | 10:11 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Extremely faint but noticeable while panning.
Additional Notes
Confirmed by finding a pair “frame stars” and 140 Pup. Neat seeing the nearby M47 paired together. Not in the same view, but a short pan away. Used Telrad finder.
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