Open cluster M36 in Auriga

A smaller open cluster containing about 60 stars. The central portion of M36 measures about 10' in diameter. This is one of the younger open clusters containg bright B -type stars. The distance to this cluster is about 4100 light years and its diameter is about 14 light years.

Images taken with TEC-140 Telescope mounted on Losmandy G11 mount. Camera used was a Canon EOS20D used at prime focus.

Four 1 minute exposures dark compensated, aligned and stacked, background removed and Digitaly Developed in ImagesPlus 2.10 beta 5.