M34
Open Cluster in Perseus

 

            
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 This
            splashy open cluster is visible to the naked eye on a moon less
            night as a 5.4 magnitude patch of nebulosity, the size of the
            full moon. Photographically here, the size is up to 35 arc minutes
            and contains at least 60 cluster members. Also seen in this field
            are several faint galaxies, the brightest is near the bright
            star to the lower right of this field, MAC0241+4236 an edge on
            of 15th magnitude.
Lens:  12.5" f/5 Newtonian w/Lumicon coma corr.
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO1600
Exposure:  5m
Filters:  
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR
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