M46 (NGC2437) Open Star Cluster

EzyStyles (Eric) · #1 28-02-2006, 12:37 PM

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 (David) · #2 28-02-2006, 12:56 PM

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 (Eric) · #3 28-02-2006, 12:57 PM

thanks ving

not sure but i think my PEC is off. not sure how to adjust it.

here's a slighty better pic

h0ughy (David) · #4 28-02-2006, 01:06 PM

Nice start!

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

Hitchhiker · #5 28-02-2006, 01:07 PM

Very nice, Eric!

astroron (Ron) · #6 28-02-2006, 01:07 PM

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.

Striker (Tony) · #7 28-02-2006, 01:20 PM

Still a nice Start Ez.

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

well done.

davidpretorius · #8 28-02-2006, 01:32 PM

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 (Eric) · #9 28-02-2006, 01:32 PM

Thanks guys! yeah dave i think i need a better polar align. it was a very rough one. @ the other dave

, 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 (David) · #10 28-02-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by EzyStyles

thanks ving

not sure but i think my PEC is off.

sounds like you need to visit the gym

davidpretorius · #11 28-02-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by EzyStyles

Thanks guys! yeah dave i think i need a better polar align. it was a very rough one. @ the other dave

, 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

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 (Eric) · #12 28-02-2006, 05:05 PM

lol and no sleep at all