M46 (NGC2437) Open Star Cluster

[EzyStyles]

After scouring the sky for 6 hours continuously last night, i finally took some pics of M46. Was very hard to find it as it was pinpoint small but eventually i did! :) Quite happy as this is my first Star Cluster with a Neb inside :)

Let me know what you think.

[ving]

great one ez!!!
the stars are a little enlongated in a stretched kinda way, but that said the said stretchedness of the elongated stars which are not round does not detract from the over all picture of which you have displayed. :)

well, i like it anyhow...

[EzyStyles]

thanks ving :) not sure but i think my PEC is off. not sure how to adjust it.

here's a slighty better pic

[h0ughy]

Nice start!

Like me you need to learn polar aligning. Thats a skill all its own

[Hitchhiker]

Very nice, Eric! :)

[astroron]

Not bad for first time! "a little bit of tracking error,"there are only a few clusters with p/n in them, but M46 is the only one visible to the run of the mill amateur astronomer, M15 comes to mind but I think it requires a scope of at least 12"(30cm) and a realy good sky to see visibly.
M46 is visible naked eye from a reasonably dark sky.:thumbsup: :astron:

[Striker]

Still a nice Start Ez.

Like Dave sayed....a better polar align will fix that.

well done.

[davidpretorius]

well ezy,

you have blown me away!!!

that is fantastic!

I am very excited for you. How did it feel when this object slowly evolved after 6 hours of hard work!

[EzyStyles]

Thanks guys! yeah dave i think i need a better polar align. it was a very rough one. @ the other dave :P , the feeling of seeing it got me soo excited! oh i didnt spend 6 hours on it. was more like 2. the other 4 hours was on other objects. see my other post :)

[ving]

sounds like you need to visit the gym ;)

[davidpretorius]

6 hours sounded better, don't undersell it!!!

it was -20 degrees and the wind as 100 km/h and the wife was nagging.......

[EzyStyles]

lol and no sleep at all :)