Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  M 36  ·  NGC 1960
Messier 36, Mark Spruce
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Messier 36

Messier 36, Mark Spruce
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Messier 36

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Messier 36 - Part 3 of 4, of my big open cluster imaging run (4 targets in one night (finishing at 4 am) of M35, 36, 37 and 38.

Discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna around 1654, in the constellation Auriga. The cluster lies around 4100 ly away and is approximately 14 ly across.

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