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Community photo entitled  by Tom Wildoner on 12/04/2018 at Weatherly, PA USA

On 12/04/2018 08:00 pm by Tom Wildoner | Website | Weatherly, PA USA

Here is a wide field shot of the open clusters Messier 35 and the compact open cluster designated NGC 2158, both found in the constellation Gemini. This is a huge open cluster that almost fills the same size in the sky as a full moon, it is about 2,800 light-years from Earth. As with any wide-field image of this open cluster, you get the added benefit of catching NGC 2158 nearby, not related to M35 as it lies about 9,000 light-years further away.

Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Canon 6D, 29 x 60 seconds, ISO 3200

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