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	Gavin James
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M36 - The Pinwheel Cluster

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Research Assistant: Jonte Catton

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The Pinwheel Cluster
M36, NGC 1960
Open Cluster
Auriga
4,300 light years
+6.0
10 arcminutes
13 light years
1654, Giovanni Batista Hodierna
December
05h 37m 48s
+34º 08’ 52”
SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED
5 nights in February 2021
RGB = 24 x 300s each
L = 48 x 300s
10 hours