Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  M 37  ·  NGC 2099
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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur), Andreas Preusker
M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur)
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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur)

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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur), Andreas Preusker
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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur)

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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur)

Open star cluster, 4.400 LJ away in the constellation auriga, the age is estimated to be 300 million years. The amount of stars is approx. 2000, 200 of them are brighter than 13 mag. 15 red giants, 20 variable and > 30 double stars are belonging to M37. It's a bit tricky to find the deep red carbon star V358 Aur in the left upper corner (tiny, start at the center of the cluster and follow the 10 o'clock direction).
  • Date: 07.01.2024
  • 35 x 300s - (2h 55m)
  • SW Quattro 150P, Corrector/Reducer, 517mm (f/3.45) , SW HEQ5 Pro
  • ZWO ASI183MC PRO, SVBony UV/IR Cut 2"
  • N.I.N.A , PixInsight, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator

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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster (and carbon star V358 Aur), Andreas Preusker