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This is M36, an open cluster of relatively young stars in the constellation,
Auriga. M36 is about 4,100 light years distant and about 14 light
years across. Because the stars of M36 are so young, about 30 million
years old, there are no red giants present yet.
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Date: 12/22/2006
Location:
Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Telescope: LX200 10" SCT @ f/6.3
Mount: AP-1200
Camera: Canon 350D,
Modified, Type 1
Exposure Count: 21 x 3 minutes, 63 minutes total
exposure
Guiding: Orion 80ED, ST402, CCDOPS
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Post Processing: |
ImagesPlus: Dark and flat calibration, align and
combine, digital development
Photoshop CS2: Smart sharpen, levels
NeatImage: Noise reduction
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