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 |
