Messier 41 in Canis Major
       
   

12" ASA - LRGB

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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2013
Messier 41 (also catalogued as NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major, about four degrees south of Sirius. It contains about 100 stars scattered in space at 25 light years. Its age is estimated to be between 200 and 240 million years.

Image details:

Annotation
Center of field RA 06:45:56 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE -20:44:15 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.73 x 1.15 (deg)
Pixel scale: 1.8 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is -92.1 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
Optic(s): ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton)
Mount: ASA DDM85 Standard
Camera: SBIG STL 11000 M
Filters: Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters
Dates/Times: 17.11.2012
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: R:8x5 min, G:8x5 min, B:8x5 min Bin 1,
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
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