
Open Cluster M37: This is the brightest among the three Messier Open Clusters in the constellation Auriga. It represents a well developed cluster of several hundred stars with quite a few already in the state of Red Giants. The age is about 300 Mio years. It is in a distance of 4700 LY and 25 LY extended.
Object |
Open Cluster M 37 |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
M 037 |
Constellation |
Auriga |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 x 0.8 Tele Vue Reducer/Flattener |
Camera |
Canon EOS 20D |
Exposure |
1 x ISO 800-2min |
Calibration |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI and Skywatcher ED 80 as Guide Scope |
Mount |
Meade LXD 75 |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 6 Sep 2005 |
Remark |