M36, M37, M38 Overview

320: M36, M37, and M38

The final three objects in this group are M36, M37, and M38, three open clusters in Auriga. All of them are easy to find and easy to see.

330: M36, M37, and M38 with Binoculars

The Astronomical League rates M36, M37, and M38 as “Easy” objects with 7X50 binoculars, which they are from Bullington. In fact, if your binocular has a sufficiently wide field of view, you can view all three at the same time.

340: M36, M37, and M38

This image shows M36 right of center, M37 at the lower left, and M38 at the upper right. All three of these objects were first reported by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. le Gentil independently re-discovered M36 and M38 by in 1749, and Messier M37 on September 2, 1764.