M38-NGC 1907-IC 417-NGC 1931

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NGC 1931
Object Type: Open cluster, emission/reflection nebula
Constellation: Auriga
Magnitude: 10.1
Size: 6'

IC 417
Object Type: Emission nebula
Constellation: Auriga
Magnitude:
Size: 13'

NGC 1907
Object Type: Open cluster
Constellation: Auriga
Magnitude: 8.2
Size: 5'

M38
Object Type: Open cluster
Constellation: Auriga
Magnitude: 6.4
Size: 15'

Equipment: Vixen 102-ED/STL-11000M/Astrodon LRGB filters/Paramount MX
F-ratio: f/6.5
Exposures: LRGB: L 53 x 10 minutes: R 29 x 10 minutes: G 28 x 10 minutes: B 44 x 10 minutes: RGB binned 2x2
Date: December 21-26, 2013
Location: Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes: Exposures were obtained using CCDAutoPilot5 and TheSkyX. Images were processed with CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS6. A duplicate of the RGB image was combined with the original using Soft Light to enhance the color.