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Messier M47

Open Cluster M47

Open Cluster
Puppis
Beginner
Angular size
30′
Magnitude
4.4
Best months
Nov-Mar
Constellation
Puppis
Catalog IDs
M47
Common aliases
NGC 2422
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 42% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi TOA-150B
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 41% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics FLT 156
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 40% of APS-C FOV
Askar
Askar 151PHQ
1057mm f/7.0 · 151mm aperture
Frames 39% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron C6 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.43° × 0.43°
Scale 0.52″/px
Target fills 116% of frame
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Stellarvue SVX152T + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.72° × 1.15°
Scale 0.65″/px
Target fills 44% of frame
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Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.81° × 1.21°
Scale 0.68″/px
Target fills 41% of frame
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