(IAAC) Obj: M37 - Inst: 10" F/5.6 Dobsonian

anonymous at sedna.atmob.org anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
Tue Nov 16 00:39:52 EST 2004


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Observation Poster: Brian Carter <Nairbretrac at hotmail.com>

Observer: Brian Carter
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 11/14/2004
Location of site: Charlie Elliot (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10" F/5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 64x  109x   203x   284x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M37
Category: Open cluster.
Class: Cl, Ri, pCM, st L & S
Constellation: Aur
Data: mag 5.6  size 24
Position: RA 5:52.4  DEC 32:33
Description:
This cluster is framed so well by the background stars.  I wrote down that it was
easily 45' in diameter, it filled my 13mm nagler at 109x, but SEDS puts the
diameter at half that.  This was the first time I saw this cluster with my
ten inch.  It reminds me of the first time I saw M11 with an instrument of any
aperture; very beautiful and round, a black background sprinkled with salt.  There are 2 m20 like dustlanes  crossing through the center.  At the cross
is a red star.  It sounds like an old open cluster cliche, but it really is reminiscent
of a ruby in a pile of diamonds.
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