| Designation |
Messier 35 (NGC 2168) & NGC
2158
|
| Type | Open star clusters |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Coordinates |
Telescope
centered at RA '06 07 20' Dec '+24 24 29'
|
| Magnitude | 5.1 & 8.6 respectively |
| Size | |
| Distance | 2,200 & 13,000 light years respectively |
| Dimensions | 28 & 5 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 90.6 x 131.3 arcminutes |
|
Notes:
|
These two open clusters make a nice contrast nestled in a rich star field. NGC 2158 is six times further away than M35 or it would easily surpass it's splendor. |
| NGC 2158 is located towards the rim of our galaxy. | |
|
|
| Telescope | Takahashi FS60C f/5.9 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 264 mm @ f/4.4 with Takahashi focal reducer |
| Guiding | Starlight Xpress SXV guidehead through 10" SCT @ f/3.3 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V4.07) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive
scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM) pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
|
| Image Scale | 5.23 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25" Astronomik Type II Dichroic
IR blocking filters in Astronomik filter drawer - Red, Green,
Blue
|
| Exposures | Total exposure time: 40.5 minutes RGB 13.5 minutes each (9 x 90 seconds) unbinned |
| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL, Photoshop CS (8.0) |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 02/06/05 '04:02' - '04:57' UT' |
