Messier 46 - Open Cluster

Messier 46, also known as NGC 2437, is an open cluster of stars in the slightly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. Dreyer described it as "very bright, very rich, very large." It is about 5,000 light-years away. There are an estimated 500 stars in the cluster.

Equipment:
OTA: Meade ETX-60AT 60mm Refractor (f/5.8).
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1mp)
81x15s subs (20 minutes) captured with SharpCap 4.1 with Darks.
Processed with GraXpert 3.0.2 and Siril.