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NGC 2158 and M35, Rob Foster

NGC 2158 and M35

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NGC 2158 and M35, Rob Foster

NGC 2158 and M35

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Colorful NGC 2158 is an open cluster in the constellation Gemini, and though it is seen is the same FOV to the more dispersed cluster M35, they are not related or even close to each other; NCG 2158 is actually 9000 light years farther away and much older than M35! (Wikipedia).  Given the full moon and the fleeting clear skies, star clusters seemed like a logical target.

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NGC 2158 and M35, Rob Foster