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
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