One of my favorite objects, a pair of open clusters, M35 and NGC 2158 are clearly visible in this image. IC 443 and the fainter nebula Sh2-249 are south-east of M35. You may notice a fait hint of a much smaller nebula, Sh2-247, in the bottom right corner of this frame.
Date: December 14, 2009
Constellation: Gemini
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Optics: Borg 77EDII at f/4.3 on Vixen SX Sphinx Mount
Camera: Hutech modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 86 RAW light frames of 120 seconds, ISO 800
Processing: Light frames calibrated with 40 dark frames and 25 flat frames in ImagesPlus. Background neutralized, light frames combined using MinMax Excluded.