M36 in Auriga 23rd March 2020 @ 22:01 UT
M36 (Pinwheel Cluster)
Image: 15 seconds x 43 frames (645 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 10 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M36 4,300 light years distance, magnitude 6
Charles Messier discovered M36 in 1764.
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