m47

	M47

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	RA: 07:36.6 Dec: -14:30 Magnitude: 5.2 Distance: 1600 ly Constellation: Puppis	Scope: 8" SCT at f/10 Autoguider: ST-4 in faint mode Sky conditions: Started with good seeing and transparency but clouds moved in quite quickly. Film: Kodak Supra 400 Exposure: 30 minutes Date: December 11, 2002
	Comments: This night started out with great promise with an expected low in the upper 20s. Unfortunately, clouds rolled in quickly and early in the night. I only managed to get aligned and get this one shot. The open cluster M47 was discovered in 1654 by Hodierna. It is a bright cluster which can be glimpsed with the naked eye under good conditions as a dim nebulosity. It is a course cluster of bright stars, and contains about 50 stars in a region 12 light years in diameter.