M35 21 December 2003

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Subject	M35
Date	21st December 2003
Telescope or Lens	Vixen ED102SS
Mount	G11
Camera	SXV H9
Filters	TT LRGB and NIR blocker
Total Exposures	L	8 min	R	2 min	G	2 min	B	2 min
Sub exposure	2 x 4 min		1 x 2min		1 x 2 min		1 x 2 min
Binning	Luminance 1x1 RGB 2x2
Field of view and resolution	Approx 34x 46 Arcminute. 2 Arcsec / Pixel

Comments

M35 an open cluster in the constellation Gemini. The blue stars that make up the cluster are relatively young at around 100 million years. Another open cluster can be seen in the bottom right hand corner, this is NGC 2158 at approx mag 8.6, consisting of much older stars that appear redder in colour.