Object |
| Description: | Open Clusters M35 and NGC2158 |
| Type: | Open Cluster |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Distance: | 2,800 ly & 11,200 ly |
Image |
| Date: | January 17, 2015 |
| Location: | Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA |
| Exposure: | R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5 (bin 1x1) |
| Notes: | Interesting contrast between the younger Blue stars of M35 and the older (also 9K light years further) Red stars of NGC2158. |
Equipment |
| Optics: | DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph |
| Focal Length: | 1867mm @f/7.3 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: | FLI ML-6303E |
| Focuser: | Built-in Secondary Focuser |
| Filters: | FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB |
| Software: | MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |
