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Photographer:

[email protected]

Location of Photo:

Alamogordo, NM

Date/Time of photo:

December 12, 2019/9:30 PM MT

Equipment:

Borg 71FL refractor with 7108 field flattener, Clestron CGE mount, modified Canon 1000D DSLR

Description:

Messier 41 (NGC 2287) is a bright open cluster located in Canis major about 4 degrees south of Sirius. Located about 2,500 light years from Earth, M41 contains several spectral class K3 red giants along with many white dwarfs.

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/AlamogordoScienceOutreach/

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