Telescope: Astro-Physics 092 Stowaway	Description:Messier 50 or M 50, also known as NGC 2323, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Monoceros. It was recorded by G. D. Cassini before 1711 and independently discovered by Charles Messier in 1772 while observing Biela's Comet. It is sometimes described as a 'heart-shaped' figure or a blunt arrowhead. M50 is about 2,900 light-years away from Earth and is near to but narrowly not estimated to be gravitationally tied to the Canis Major (CMa) OB1 association. The cluster has 508 confirmed and 109 probable members – their combined mass is more than 285 M suns. It is around 140 million years old, with two high-mass white dwarfs and two chemically peculiar stars. The small nebula in the upper right is LBN1023. (Wiki).
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO	Constellation: Monoceros.
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 One shot color camera.	Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander.
Guiding:UnGuided	Type: Open Cluster and Small Nebula
Exposure Data: 60, 1 minute Unguided sub-exposures.	Position: R.A. 07h 02m 47s Dec -08° 20' 16"
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing	Date: January 2024
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Maor Observatory at Whitetail Hollow