M34

Open cluster & Caldwell 21 galaxy
M34 open cluster in Perseus and cadwell 23 with bardoor tracker
Constellation: Perseus
Magnitude: 5.5
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Details: Nikon D7000, Nikkor 180mm f2.8 at f2.8. 12.5 minutes (25 x 30 seconds) at iso 800. Using didymium filter. Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker and tracked with barn door tracker.

Also in the image is edge-on spiral galaxy Caldwell 23, 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda (magnitude 10.8).

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