M - 34
M - 34

M34 is a bright open cluster best viewed with low power eyepieces. The cluster contains about 80 stars total.

Personal Notes : Really nice Open cluster

The Image was taken from Home which is located in Mount Vernon, Washington on 8/16/2008.
Home is at a latitude of 48.42520 and a longitude of 122.29577 at an elevation of 250 feet.

Also known as M - 34, which you'll find at Right Ascension 02h 42.0' and Declination 42° 47' at a distance of an estimated 14000 light years from us and shining at a magnitude of 6 with an apparent size of 35 arc minutes.
Technical Information
Image Exposure information
Filter Name Number of Exposures Length of Exposures Binning
Luminance 6 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Red 6 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Green 6 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Blue 6 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Totals 24 Images 120 Total Minutes.

*Please note that these are the images actually used in the final image. Many images are rejected and not scored here.
Camera Information Telescope Information
Brand: Sbig Brand: Takahashi
Model: ST2000XM Model: TOA-130
Chip Size: 1600X1200 Focal Length: 1000
Pixel Size: 7.4 Diameter: 130mm
Color Chip: False Type: Refractor
Filter Wheel: True Mount: G-11 with Gemini