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.
The image was taken at the observatory of IAS at Hakos Farm in Namibia.
Object |
Open Cluster M37 |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
M 037 |
Constellation |
Auriga |
Optics |
Alluna-RC20 Ritchey-Chretien 20 inch f/6 with Reducer |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3 x 5min each RGB, Baader filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Zeiss GEM |
Processing |
MaxIm DL5, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 6 Dec 2013 |
Remark |
