Astrophotography by Eddie Guscott
Located in Gemini, it is often ignored in favour of its larger and brighter neighbour, M35 and can be found on wide field images of M35 (see here)
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| NGC2158 |
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open cluster resembles a sparse globular cluster and is one of the oldest
open clusters known. It is dominated by cool, old, yellow stars. Located in Gemini, it is often ignored in favour of its larger and brighter neighbour, M35 and can be found on wide field images of M35 (see here)
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Click here or on image for a larger view
Click here for a wide field image showing NGC2158 and M35
| Date/Location: | Corringham 15 February 2008 |
| Equipment: | 8" f/5 Newtonian Reflector |
| Camera/Exposure: | ST2000XM CCD
camera with Astrodon filters. RGB image comprising 20/20/20 minutes in 120 second sub exposures. |
| Notes: | Windy with fast moving clouds |
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