M46 Cluster & NGC2438 Planetary Nebula

[EzyStyles]

Hi Guys,

Here's M46 the beautiful star cluster and NGC2438 Planetary Nebula. I was more going for the PN :lol:

Also, there is a small planetary nebula on the bottom left hand side as you can see in the second image which is PNG231.8+04.1 total exposure was 12 x 3 minutes at ISO 400.

Higher Res image here:

http://www.ezystyles.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=431861

and here:

http://www.ezystyles.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=431858

Cheers

[jase]

Nice object pairing Eric. Didn't realise how diffused the open cluster appears. Well done.

[EzyStyles]

thanks jase. this cluster is quite scattered. maybe your fs102 will give it a bigger fov and it wouldn't look that scattered :whistle:

[edwardsdj]

I'm really enjoying these planetaries you are imaging Eric :)

[Ric]

Very nice Eric, the colours are very nice as is the detail.

The PN looks fantastic set against the cluster.

Cheers

[EzyStyles]

thanks doug and ric. yes, i guess not many of us image PN's only a few . Trying to encourage others to give it a go ;) thats DSI II Pro is a fine ccd camera for it :)

[tornado33]

Nice work there, its godo to get 2 planetaries in the one shot.
Scott

[Garyh]

Thats a beaut Eric! and like Scott mentions 2 in one shot!
Very nice! another to put on my list if I ever see clesr skies again :(
cheers