Puppis

Observing Projects for Puppis
M46 & NGC 2438

M46 & NGC 2438

: By Glenn Chaple
There’s a saying that goes, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” In the case of the planetary nebula NGC 2438, “you can’t see the nebula for the stars.” NGC 2438 lies within the northern portion of the open cluster Messier 46 and is often overshadowed by the surrounding stars.

Exploring the Southern Constellations

: By Craig Cortis
Of the 88 constellations covering the entire sky, would you believe that only 15 are not ever visible from our latitude? We can see small extreme northern sections of many, but just 15 never rise at all here.