M37 The Salt and Pepper Cluster - telescope processed image. Its nickname comes from the appearance of its stars: a dense dusting of "salt" sprinkled across the dark "pepper" of space.
M37 The Salt and Pepper Cluster - unprocessed image. It is the brightest and richest open cluster in Auriga, packed with over 500 stars, including about a dozen red giants.
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