M38 (NGC 1912) Aur open cluster
Difficulty level 1

Date of observation: 1999/03/06 21:10
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 largest of the trio of open clusters in Auriga. Bright stars are scattered around with fain stars sprinkled among them. You will notice a star concentration in the north and a string of bright stars extending to the east-northeast.