Observation by Graham Winstanley: M36, M37, M38 widefield

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2018 Dec 30 - 21:20

Uploaded

2019 Jan 04 - 22:15

Objects

M37
The Starfish Cluster (M38)

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 05^h36^m
Dec: +33°58'
Position angle: -90°21'

Field size

22° × 14°

Equipment

Canon 1100D
EQ6 Mount
Pentax Super Takumar 55mm f1.8 lens

Exposure

14 x 60s at f2.8, ISO800

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Auriga with M36, M37 and M38

Title

M36, M37, M38 widefield

About this image

Stacked and processed with Pixinsight.

Captured 25 subs but had to reject several affected by thin cloud causing large halos around bright stars.

Files associated with this observation

AUR55aa.jpg (1.2 MB)

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