| Constellation tour in Winter |
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| Date & Time: | Dec 27 2003, 22:03 JST(+0900), 25min. Exp. |
| Optical: | SMC TAKUMAR f=105mm F2.4, Aperture: F4.0, with Cokin Diffuser-1 filter |
| Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial | |
| Camera: | PENTAX 67 |
| Film: | Ektachrome E200 (+1EV pushed) |
| Location: | Ooizumi vil., Yamanashi pref. |
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The ancient Northern Hemisphere constellation of Auriga is seen around the zenith in winter skies and that is characterized by its shape of distorted pentagon. The constellation is also featuring one of the brightest stars in the heavens: Capella, the star is positioned at the most north in the bright stars over first magnitude. Capella means "small goat", comes from that the star marks the heart of goat that is held in one hand of Auriga. Auriga is bathed in winter milky way, and includes several attractive nebulae and star clusters. |
Guide for Deep Sky Objects| M36, M37, M38 | .....Three Open Clusters in Winter's Milky Way |
| Around IC405 | .....Faint diffused nebulae IC405 & IC410 in the pentagon of Auriga |
| NGC2281 | .....A sparse open cluster east of Auriga's pentagon, 5400 ly. away |
| Sh2-217, Sh2-219 | .....Two tiny diffused nebulae 3.5deg. NW of Capella |
| Around Sh2-232 | .....Diffused nebula group in center of Auriga's pentagon |
 Taurus |
 Canis Minor |
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