Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF	Description:Messier 41 (also known as M41 or NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna. It lies about four degrees almost exactly south of Sirius, with which it forms a roughly equilateral triangle with Nu2 Canis Majoris to the west. The cluster fits into the size of the full moon. It contains about 100 stars, including several red giants the brightest of which has spectral type K3, apparent magnitude 6.3 and is near the center. The diameter of the cluster is 25–26 light-years. It is estimated to be 190 million years old, and cluster properties and dynamics suggest a total life expectancy of 500 million years for this cluster, before it will have disintegrated. (Wiki).
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO	Constellation: Canis Major
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters	Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander.
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider	Type: Open Cluster
Exposure Data: 2 hours each RGB.	Position: R.A. 08h 46m 0s Dec -20° 46' 0"
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing	Date: January 2021
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory