Open Cluster M37
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 M37 |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
M 037 |
Constellation |
Auriga |
Optics |
Vixen R200SS 8 inch f/4.6 with Televue SBIG Paracorr |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
4x5 min (1x1 bin) each Astrodon True Balance RGB filterset, Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as guiding software |
Mount |
Takahashi EM-11 |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 27 Sep 2009 |
Remark |
