Messier clusters in Auriga

Auriga is a constellation prominent in the winter months of the Northern Hemisphere. It contains 3 bright Messier objects, all of them are open star clusters. They line up almost in a straight row. M38 (aka the Starfish cluster,) is about 4,200 light-years away and lies almost in the middle of the constellation. M38’s brightest stars form a pattern resembling the Greek letter Pi. M36 (aka the Pinwheel cluster) is next in line to M38 and lies about 4,100 light-years distant. Next up is M37. It is the brightest, richest and largest of the 3 open clusters in Auriga. It lies about 4,500 light-years away.

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