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Telescope: Astro-Physics Ricardi-Honders Astrograph (RHA) | Designation: Messier 35 (also known as M35, or NGC 2168) is an open cluster in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and independently discovered by John Bevis before 1750. The cluster is scattered over an area of the sky almost the size of the full moon and is located 850 parsecs (2,800 light-years) from Earth. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Gemini |
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander - Maxim |
Guiding: Baader Guidescope with Astro-Physics Mount System, SBIG ST-i Guider | Type: Open Cluster. |
Exposure Data: RGB 80 minutes each | Position: R.A. 06 hr 10 min , Dec +24 20039' |
Processed using PixInsight, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: April 2015 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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