Bright Star Clusters Messier 47 & Messier 46: Wide-field view | ESO
This wide-field image shows part of the constellation of Puppis. This region of the sky includes some bright star clusters, chief amongst them Messier 47, in the center, and its contrasting sister cluster Messier 46, near the left-hand edge, which is richer in stars but more distant. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Distance: ~1,600 light years
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Releaase Date: Dec. 17, 2014
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