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M46 and M47

This LRGB image of the open clusters M46 and M47 was captured on April 2,2025 using a remote telescope. It consists of three, Five-minute exposures in each of the Red, Green, Blue, and Luminance channels.

The Image was processed in Siril 1.2.6, Graxpert 3.0.2, and Photoshop 2025.

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The equipment used is as follows:

Telescope Specification

Takahashi FSQ-106ED

Aperture: 106 mm

Focal Length: 382 mm

F-ratio: 3.6 (with 0.73x focal reducer)

Mount: Paramount MX+

 

CMOS Camera Specification

Model: QHY 600M Pro

Pixel Size: 3.76s μm

Pixel Array: 9576 x 6382 pixels

Native Pixel Resolution: 1.46 arcsec/pixel

Cooling: -10 degrees in summer, -15 degrees in winter

Field of View: 233 x 155 arcmin

Filters: Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Halpha, SII, OIII

 

 

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To Purchase or Examine any of our Telescopes or Accessories, call Jim Wehmer 217-714-7786. He has most of this equipment at his house or can retrieve it from the observatory for you. Arrange a time to go to his house and he will place it on his front porch for you to examine or take home to try it out. Because of the virus, this way the social interactions will be very safe.