The star cluster Messier 50 in Monoceros the Unicorn, in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The Seagull Nebula shows up at bottom. To the left is the cluster NGC 2353. This is a stack of 12 x 2-minute tracked but unguided exposures with the Canon RF70-200mm lens at 200mm and f/4 with the stock Canon R5 at ISO 1600. Taken from home Feb 10, 2023.
Open cluster M50 in Monoceros. Small nebula at lower right is Van denBurgh 87. NGC 2316 is fuzzy spot at upper right. Red star at upper left is RY Mon. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII camera on 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with 6x7 field flattener.
