Astronomy Adventure – M46

Messier 46 is another open cluster in Puppis near Messier 47, but much fainter and much more dense, containing around 500 stars overall.

Taken with NightCap Pro. Long Exposure mode, 25.04 second exposure.

Technical details:
Scope: Starblast 4.5; tracking on
Magnification: ~30x
Camera: iPhone6 using NightCap Pro;
ISO 8000; 25 second exposure;