Messier 34 - Open cluster in Perseus
Description: - M34 - open cluster in Perseus. 34 arc minutes in diameter, magnitude 5.2 containing about 60 stars. There are a number of small, faint galaxies in this image too. A.K.A. - NGC1039 Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -20C Filter: SBIG RGB filter set Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106 - 530mm at f5 Guiding: SBIG self guiding Exposure: 2 x 10 minutes per colour Location: near Cayley, Alberta, Canada Date: September 15 2007

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