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M36, open cluster

It contains around 60 principal stars visible through amateur telescopes. Its dominant members are blue and white main-sequence stars, typical of a young cluster.

General information

Constellation
Auriga
Category
Clusters and stars
Date
22 November 2020

Capture

Total time
20.0 min
Subframes
120s (L: 10x) ISO 1250
Gain / Offset
0 / 0
Calibration
40 flat frames, 10 dark frames, 40 bias frames

Equipment

Telescope
TS102 f/7
Camera
modified Nikon D90
Filters
UV/IR
Mount
HEQ-5 Pro belt drive
Guiding
No guiding

Processing and environment

Processing
Stacked with DSS, post-processed with StarTools, labelled with Ps
Location
l'Ampolla
Sky
Bortle 4