Messier 35, or NGC 2168, is an open cluster located in Gemini, distant about 1800 light years from Earth. It contains around 200 components, with an estimated age of 110 million years, distribuited in a 24 l.y. diameter.
In the same field, but 16'500 l.y. far away, we can see also NGC 2158, almost at the edge of the Milky Way. The estimated age of its members is around 1 billion years. |
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SW Quattro 8S 200mm f/4 with Baader MPCC Mark III corrector |
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EOS 600D Baader |
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IDAS LPS-P2 2 |
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NEQ6 with EQASCOM
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Guide
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SW 70/500 with AlCCD5
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Frame center
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RA 06:09:17 DEC 24:17:10 J2000
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Date
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2014/03/03
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Site
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Backyard, Busto G. Milan, Italy
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| Exposures
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5x120s ISO800 - 9 dark, 11 flat, 13 bias
Integration time - 10m
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