M35 & NGC 2158

Here's some more winter star clusters. This one consists of both M35, which is the main cluster in the center, and NGC 2158, which is the really small and dim cluster towards the bottom right. I'll be attempting to image all 110 objects from the Messier catalog this year. A lot of them are open clusters. :)

 

01/14/12

Fullerton, CA

35 second exposures ISO 3200

43 second exposures ISO 6400

Images stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Gimp 2

80mm Skywathcer Refractor LXD75 EQ Mount

Canon Rebel T3 DSLR

Done