Messier 36 is an open cluster located in constellation Auriga, not far from the bright star Capella. The cluster is approximately 4000 light-years from Earth and it has diameter 14 light-years. There are another two open clusters in the vicinity. Specifically it is M38 (north-west) and M37 (south-east).
The picture is a stack of 50 images, each has 60 s exposure time, which means less than hour of the integration time. Another Messier object was captures. I hope, I will finish the whole Messier catalogue this year.
Telescope | Newton 254/1000 mm |
Aperture | 254 mm |
Focal length | 1000 mm |
Mount | Gemini G53f |
Autoguiding | ZWO 174MM, TS 60/240 mm |
Camera | ZWO 071 Pro @-20°C |
Corrector | Explore Scientific HR coma corrector |
Filters | Hutech IDAS LPS-D2 |
Exposure | 50x60s, Gain 94, bin 1x1, |
Date | 2019-02-08 |