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M41

M41 — Open Cluster M41

Open Cluster
· Canis Major
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Open Cluster
Constellation
Canis Major
Right ascension
6h 46m 00s
Declination
-20° 45′ 00″
Magnitude
4.5
Angular size
38′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Nov-Mar
Catalog IDs
M41

Recommended telescopes

Askar
1057mm f/7.0 · 151mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
1050mm f/7.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
1050mm f/7.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
TS-Optics
1016mm f/4.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.95° × 1.30°
Scale 1.16″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 1.96° × 1.31°
Scale 1.17″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 1.04° × 0.71°
Scale 0.91″/px
Target fills 89% of frame
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