M47 in Puppis 22nd March 2020 @ 21:13 UT
M47 is a bright cluster with three arms radiating from its box like centre.
Image: 15 seconds x 24 frames (360 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 9.8 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M47 1,600 light years distance, magnitude 4.4
Charles Messier discovered M47 in 1771.