Messier 37
| This is another star cluster from the catelogue of famed comet hunter Charles Messier. This cluster was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna sometime before 1654. |
| Telescope: Astro-Physics 160mm EDF f7.5 | Designation: M37 or NGC 2099 |
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Constellation: Auriga |
| Camera: SBIG ST10XME with Astrodon Filters | Distance: Approx 4400 Light Years |
| Guiding: SBIG ST402 via Mini Borg 60mm | Type: Open Cluster |
| Exposure: 177 minutes, 60, 60, 57 minutes each RGB | Position: R.A. 05 hr 52 min , Dec +32033' |
| Processed using CCDStack, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: 01 January 2008 |
| Acquisition: CCDAutopilot/CCDSoft/The Sky 6/M1OASYS | Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village |