NGC 2396, in the constellation of Puppis, is a little-known open cluster containing at least 51 stars. It was discovered by William Herschel on 31 January 1785 and is some 1900 light years away within the Milky Way galaxy.
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This picture was taken with my modified Canon 600D camera attached to my Ritchey-Chrétien telescope. It can be difficult to distinguish open clusters which are situated within the Milky Way so, in the mouseover, I have indicated where the cluster is, based on its size as given by Cartes du Ceil and its location indicated by in-the-sky.org. Date and Time: 7th March 2018 21:54 UT Camera: Canon 600D modified Telescope: 8-inch Ritchey-Chrétien Processing: Registax5. Stacked 3 frames. PhotoImpact. Increased contrast (+20), removal of background and reduction in size to fit this page. |
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