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NGC 2477 is probably the finest of the galactic clusters in Puppis.
It contains about 300 stars, and was discovered by Lacaille in 1751.
The cluster's age has been estimated at about 700 million years.
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| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
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| Telescope | RCOS 14.5" f/9 |
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| Camera |
FLI PL16070 |
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| Filter |
Astrodon LRGB |
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| Exposure |
L 20x2min R/G/B 7/6/6 x 2min |
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| Total |
1h 18min | |
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| Software |
PixInsight |
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| Date |
March 2014 |
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| Location |
Hacienda los Andes / Chile |
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Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Christoph Kaltseis, Wolfgang Leitner, Bernhard Hubl und Herbert Walter) Image processing by Herbert Walter