Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  1 Aur  ·  1 Cam  ·  1 Lyn  ·  10 bet Cam  ·  10 eta Aur  ·  11 Cam  ·  11 mu. Aur  ·  112 bet Tau  ·  12 Aur  ·  12 Cam  ·  13 alf Aur  ·  136 Tau  ·  14 Aur  ·  14 Cam  ·  15 Cam  ·  15 lam Aur  ·  16 Aur  ·  16 Cam  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  17 Cam  ·  18 Aur  ·  18 Cam  ·  19 Aur  ·  2 Aur  ·  2 Cam  ·  2 Lyn  ·  20 rho Aur  ·  21 sig Aur  ·  22 Aur  ·  22 Cam  ·  And 115 more.
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Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. It is north of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for “(the) charioteer”, associating it with various mythological beings, including Erichthonius and Myrtilus. Auriga is most prominent during winter evenings in the northern Hemisphere, as are five other constellations that have stars in the Winter Hexagon asterism.

ts brightest star, Capella, is an unusual multiple star system among the brightest stars in the night sky. Beta Aurigae is an interesting variable star in the constellation; Epsilon Aurigae, a nearby eclipsing binary with an unusually long period, has been studied intensively. Because of its position near the winter Milky Way, Auriga has many bright open clusters in its borders, including M36, M37, and M38, popular targets for amateur astronomers. In addition, it has one prominent nebula, the Flaming Star Nebula, associated with the variable star AE Aurigae.

--Wikipedia

This, is 24 x 240 seconds, ISO800 @ f2.8 with Sony 35mm lens on Sony Nex3N with Ioptron Skyguider and is reprocessed version with much improved star field of:

Auriga

Taken in very dark skies in northern Iceland in late December 2019.

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