• NGC 2168 or Messier 35 in Gemini
    • M35
    Annotated image
  • NGC 2168, M35, and NGC 2158 are two open clusters in Gemini.
  • Date:  8 March 2022
  • FOV:  approximately 110' × 73'; the angular size of M35 is about 28'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 flattener (714mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 240
  • Filter:  Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut
  • Stacking:  Sixteen 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  1 hour 4 minutes
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, HST, GHS, MStr,
  • PMath MStr + GHS + HST, HDR4, Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY