The always striking open cluster M35 in Gemini. Half a degree south-west of M35 lies NGC 2158 with a diameter of 5’.

M35 and NGC 2158 – March 4, 2008
Location: Fairfield, Victoria.
Constellation: Gemini
Optics: Tele Vue NP-101 f/5.4 on Losmandy G-11.
Camera: Canon 20Da.
Exposures: 45 RAW light frames of 45 sec, ISO 800.
Process: Calibrated with 30 dark frames and 20 flat frames in ImagesPlus. Combined using MinMax Excluded. Colour balance in Photoshop.