This cluster lies approximately 5500 light years away and spans 30 light years. It contain 500 relatively young stars. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 appears in the foreground.
Telescope: Takahashi TOA 130 NFB
Camera: Modified Canon T4i (650D); ISO 1600; raw capture
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Guiding: QHY 5L-II on 60mm guide scope
Exposure: 16 @ 5 min.
Note: Images were captured, aligned, and combined in ImagesPlus. The composite image was adjusted in Photoshop.
Taken from my backyard observatory on 3/26/22.