About image
M 36 is an open cluster visible in the Auriga constellation, easily identifiable even with a small pair of binoculars.
M 36 is located at a distance of about 4100 light years from the Earth: its apparent diameter of 12 'corresponds to a real diameter of about 14 light years.
It is also one of the youngest clusters, with an estimated age of 20-25 million years: it does not contain any red giant, as opposed to the two neighboring clusters M37 and M38.
Technical data
Optic Tecnosky Apo Refractor 115 - 800mm f/6.9
Mount 10Micron GM1000 HPS
Camera Atik 4000 with Starlight external filter wheel 5 positions
Filters Baader RGB 50.8 unmounted
Guiding system 10Micron GM1000 HPS
Exposure details R 8x300" bin1 -20C
G 8x300" bin1 -20C
B 8x300" bin1 -20C
Total integration 2h
Acquisition Maxim, PHD2
Processing Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5
SQM-L 21.10
Location Pian dell'Armà (Pavia, Italy)
Date 29 October 2016