Messier 36 - The Pinwheel Cluster

Messier 36, also known as NGC 1960 or the Pinwheel Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654, who described it as a nebulous patch. The cluster was independently re-discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749, then Charles Messier observed it in 1764 and added it to his catalogue.

It is about 4,340 light years away from Earth. This cluster is very similar to the Pleiades cluster (Messier 45), and if is was the same distance as the Pleiades cluster, it would appear to be about the same brightness. It contains about 180 stars.
Equipment:
OTA: Apertura 6" Ritchey-Chretien Reflector (f/9)
Reducer: Astro-Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer (f/6 overall)
Filter: SVBONY CLS City-Light-Suppression Filter
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp)
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV106 50mm f/3.8
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide Camera
80x30s subs (40 minutes) stacked in SharpCap 4.1 with dark & flats
Processed in GraXpert, Topaz Denoise AI, Astrosharp, and Siril