M36 (NGC 1960) Aur open cluster
Difficulty level 1

Date of observation: 1999/03/06 21:33
Observing site: Hoshinomura
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 1/3/2
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with XL14 at 110x
Width of field: 0.6�‹
This is the smallest of a trio of open clusters in Auriga. Stars of various brightness are scattered across the cluster. A central concentration is visible. Many doubles are conspicuous; a beautiful close double lies east of the central star. Compared with M37 and M38, there are fewer field stars.