Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  M 38  ·  NGC 1907  ·  NGC 1912
M38 & NGC 1907 (HaRGB), Andreas Preusker
M38 & NGC 1907 (HaRGB)
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M38 & NGC 1907 (HaRGB)

M38 & NGC 1907 (HaRGB), Andreas Preusker
M38 & NGC 1907 (HaRGB)
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M38 & NGC 1907 (HaRGB)

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Messier 38 (NGC 1912, also named "Starfish Cluster") and NGC 1907 are two open star clusters located in the constellation Auriga.

- M38 lies 4000 ly away and has a diameter of 25 ly. The cluster contains more than 100 stars.
- NGC 1907 lies 5120 ly away and has a diameter of 9 ly. The cluster contains approx. 300-400 stars.

RGB and Ha was used to combine the final image.

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