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Object:

M36: Open Cluster in Auriga

RA= 5 hr 36 min; Dec = +34 deg 08 min

Date & Site:

Imaged on 1/12/18; Little Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA

Conditions: temps in the mid 30's; calm; average seeing but poor transparency.

Equipment:

Telescope: DSI RC10c 1867 mm at f/7

Guider: Internal SBIG guide chip

Mount: AP1100 CP3GOTO
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10; Astrodon LRGB Gen II filters

Notes:

Exposures: 35 min each of RGB for a total of 1hr 45 min.

M36 is one of 3 bright open clusters in the constellation Auriga. M36 is comprised of approximately 60 stars. Some have commented on its similarity with the Pleiades - this being it's more "distant" cousin.

(image reduced to 64% of original size)

4.1 thousand light years away

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