Open Cluster
Messier 37

Object :	M 37
Coordinates/Direction :	RA: 05h52m, DEC: +32^o33'
Object size :	24'
Object magnitude :	6.2
More to know :	Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier 37

M37, 2023-10-07

Open cluster M37, Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4, 2023

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Date :	2023-10-07
Time (UT) :	21:48 - 23:12

Mount :

SkyWatcher HEQ5, belt modified, low rider

Guide :

QHY5 camera with 200 mm f/3.5 lens

Lens/telescope :	Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4 (medium format lens)
Corrector/Barlow :	-
Field (FOV) :	6.8x4.5^o (full frame) before crop

camera :	Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature:	About 6^o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD :	Raw, Cr2
Filter :	none

Control system:

Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)

Exp. time :	60x60 seconds, iso1600, dithering mode
Image process tool :	Siril, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing :	cal bias, flat, photometric color calibration
Weather :	Clear sky

Site :

Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20^o-90^o, 165^o-185^o, La: 20^o-55^o

Comment :

The open cluster M37 with Milky way in the background. Discovered 1654 by an Italian astronomer. About the angle size of the Moon, 0.5 degree, and at a distance of 4500 ly. Of its 500 stars at least ten are red giants. Upper right is another open cluster, M36. Other objects that surround the cluster can be seen here: M37 plate solved with Astrometry. Opens in a new window.

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Open Cluster Messier 37

M37, 2023-10-07

Open Cluster
Messier 37