Messier 34 - Open cluster in Perseus
M34 - 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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