Object:	M38: Open Cluster in Auriga RA= 5 hr 28 min; Dec = +35 deg 51 min
Date & Site:	Imaged on 1/13/18; 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. M38 is one of 3 bright open clusters in the constellation Auriga. Open clusters are groupings of stars, with numbers as high as a few thousand, thought to have formed from a common molecular cloud at approximately the same time. (image reduced to 64% of original size) 4.2 thousand light years away Back to Images