Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  M 37  ·  NGC 2099
M37 Open Cluster, Gebhard Maurer
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M37 Open Cluster

M37 Open Cluster, Gebhard Maurer
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M37 Open Cluster

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This is my second image of my Star Cluster Collection. Messier 37 (also known as M37 or NGC 2099) is the richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is the brightest of three open clusters in Auriga and was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654. M37 was missed by French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil when he rediscovered M36 and M38 in 1749. French astronomer Charles Messier independently rediscovered M37 in September 1764 but all three clusters were recorded by Hodierna.

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M37 Open Cluster, Gebhard Maurer