Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations, it was among the 48 constellations listed in the Almagest, written circa 150 A.D. by Ptolemy, an Alexandrian astronomer. Its name is the Latin word for "charioteer". Auriga is most prominent during winter evenings in the northern Hemisphere, along with the five other constellations that have stars in the Winter Hexagon asterism.
Aurigas “heart” is filled with deep sky objects. Which in this photo spans 8° FOV.
M36 is a young open cluster with approximately 60 stars, most of which are relatively bright. It is 14 light-years wide with a distance of 3,900 light-years and has an overall magnitude of 6.0.
M38 is a diffuse open cluster at a distance of 3,900 light-years and contains approximately 100 stars its overall magnitude is 6.4.
IC 405 also known as the Flaming Star Nebula is an emission-reflection nebula that surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae. The nebula is about 5 light-years across and lies 1,500 light-years away from Earth.
IC410 is an emission nebula approximately 12,000 light years away from Earth. IC 410 is a region of faint Ha nebulosity surrounding the open star cluster NGC 1893, a young cluster of stars that energizes the glowing gas. The cluster itself is small and located just below center, underneath the central dust region of the nebula.
IC417 or The Spider is an emission nebula and a hotbed of new star formation, it's approximately 100 light years across, located about 10,000 light years from Earth.
NGC1931 is a "miniature version of the Orion Nebula", as it has some of the same characteristics. It is a mixed emission-reflection nebula, and contains a smaller version of the Trapezium in its hot young star cluster centred in the emission nebula. The entire cluster/nebula complex is 10 light-years across, with a distance estimated to be about 7000 light years from Earth.
INSTRUMENT Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8 II
CAMERA Canon EOS 60Da
MOUNT Vixen Sphinx
GUIDING Lacerta MGen Autoguider
EXPOSURE TIME 50x8min iso 800
LOCATION Mátra, Hungary
