Messier Object 50, M 50

Open Cluster in Monoceros

Image Information
Date Imaged	11/20/2006
Location Imaged From	Tierra del Sol , CA
Equipment	Telescope: Orion 80ED Mount: Meade 10" LX200 Camera: Canon Digital Rebel Focal Ratio: f/7.5
Exposure Information	3 x 300 seconds @ ISO 400
Messier 50 (also known as M 50 or NGC 2323) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It was perhaps discovered by G.D. Cassini before 1711 and independently discovered by Charles Messier in 1772. M50 is at a distance of about 3,000 light-years away from Earth.