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    DEEP-SKY TOUR

    Jan 21, 2021 3 minutes

    1 M38

    38 is a mag. +6.4 open cluster in Auriga, located mid-way between Hassaleh (Iota (ɩ) Aurigae) and Theta (θ) Aurigae. It sits at the northeast end of a curving line of mag. +6.0 and +7.0 stars that forms the smile of the Cheshire Cat asterism. The cluster is rich with a good distribution of bright and dim members. Through a 150mm scope some of the brighter stars appear to form a cross

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