M46 and NGC2438

[mswhin63]

Hi All,

Last image from the back yard for a while I think. M46 and sneaking it blue butt in the picture is NGC2438 Planetary Nebula. I blew up the image as well. Bit grainy but shows a bit more detail.

https://plus.google.com/photos/109920401953767744541/albums/5711144334112216417/5711757160624214962

30 x 90 Seconds @ ISO800
Dark, Flats and Bias shot as well.

I have an issue I saw clearly last night with interference that caused the Flats to not do its job properly. So I have really darken the image to compensate. :(

[multiweb]

Nice field. Beautiful colors in the stars and the planetary nebula. :thumbsup:

[Ross G]

Cool capture Malcolm.

Ross.

[mswhin63]

Thanks Marc and Ross,

The Planetary took me by surprise as I was only expecting the Open Cluster.

One of the limitations of Pulse Guiding with EQMOD as I can't use a planetarium program.