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Messier 37, Messier 36 and Messier 38
Exposure Data
- Image Field of View: 7.69° x 5.15°
- Camera Field of View: 14.82° x 9.92°
- Lens: Nikkor 85 mm f/1.4 AI-S
- Focal Length: 85 mm
- Focal Ratio: f/4.5
- Camera: Modified Canon Digital Rebel XS (1000D)
- ISO: 1600
- Exposure: 12 x 600 seconds (120 minutes total)
- Filter: Astronomik CLS
- SQM: 20.81
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Messier 37 (lower left), Messier 36 (center) and Messier 38 (upper right) are three nice open clusters in the constellation of Auriga.
The three clusters lie within six degrees of each other. They run along the Milky Way and are large and bright.
IC 410 is the large emission nebula at lower right.
North is to the top in the above image.
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Messier 36, Messier 37, Messier 38
- Catalogs:
- M36, NGC 1960
- M37, NGC 2099
- M38, NGC 1912
- Common Name:
- M36: Pinwheel Cluster
- M37: Salt and Pepper Cluster
- M38: Starfish Cluster
- Object Type: Open Clusters
- Magnitude:
- M36: 6.0v
- M37: 5.6v
- M38: 6.4v
- Size:
- M36: 10'
- M37: 15'
- M38: 15'
- Constellation: Auriga
- Image Field Centered At:
- RA: 05h 40m 29s
- Dec: +33° 58' 06"
Individual cluster coordinates can be found in the Master List or on their individual pages.
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