Open Clusters - Winter
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M36 (NGC 1960) in Auriga Magnitude 6,0 - Size 12' - 60 stars 2006 Jan 28 - FS-60C - SXV-H9 R:G:B = 14:10:15 min The middle one of the 3 Messier clusters in Auriga. |
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M37 (NGC 2099) in Auriga Magnitude 5,6 - Size 24' - 500 stars 2006 Jan 28 - FS-60C - SXV-H9 R:G:B = 14:10:15 min In my opinion the best of the three Auriga clusters |
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M38 (NGC 1912) in Auriga Magnitude 6,4 - Size 21' - 100 stars 2006 Jan 28 - FS-60C - SXV-H9 R:G:B = 14:10:15 min Characteristic cross-like shape. The little cluster at the bottom is NGC 1907 |
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M45 - Pleiades in Taurus Magnitude 1.2 - Size 100' 2005 Oct 30 (Denmark) - FS-60C with Sky90 reducer - SXV-H9 R:G:B = 16:20:20 min Result from a long weekend in dark Jutland |
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M67 (NGC 2682) in Cancer Magnitude 6.9 - Size 30' - 200 stars - classification II 2 m 2005 Mar 29 (Denmark) - FS-60C @ f/5.9 - SXV-H9 LRGB = 10:4:4:5 min |
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M45, The Pleiades in Taurus Magnitude 1.2 - Size 100' 18 Dec 2003 - FFC 3.5/500 - SXV-H9 mosaic of 4 images, each LRGB=21:4:4:4 min |
M35 (NGC 2168) in Gemini
Magnitude 5,1 - Size 28'
13 Mar 2004 - FFC 3.5/500 - SXV-H9 - LRGB = 8:2:2:2 min (60 sec exposures) - L bin 1x1
Large open cluster that is a good binocular target. The little cluster NGC2158 to the lower right is in fact a very rich cluster at a much greater distance than M35
M50 (NGC 2323) in Monoceros
Magnitude 5,9 - Size 16'
13 Mar 2004 - FFC 3.5/500 - SXV-H9 - LRGB = 6:2:2:2 min (60 sec exposures) - L bin 1x1
Another fine cluster in the winter Milky Way