ASTRO: M46 & NGC 2438

I thought I'd posted this long ago but apparently didn't. Least I don't
see it in my database of posted objects.

The planetary is much closer than the cluster and not related to it.
SEDS says 5400 light years for the cluster and 2900 for the planetary
nebula. With the 6" f/4 I couldn't resolve the central star but you can
see it easily in this shot as the faint blue star hiding "behind" the
bright one that is trying to impersonate the central star but is
slightly off center.

14" LX200R@F/10, L=10x2' RGB=5x2' all binned 2x2, STL-11000MX, Paramount ME

Rick
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Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".