M37 CLUSTER

jaspal Chadha

United Kingdom

RC 250 TT
QSI 690 LRGB
LRGB @ 2 X 300 SECONDS EACH
IOPTRON CEM 60

M37 is the richest star cluster in the constellation Auriga. This open cluster contains about 150 stars down to magnitude 12.5 and the total population of the star cluster is estimated to be about 500 stars. The star cluster is located approximately 4,600 light years from Earth and is believed to be about 200 million years old. Many of the stars in this cluster are bright blue young stars, but the cluster contains at least a dozen red giants

2015-02-06T00:00:00