M34 open star cluster widefield

[konstantinos75]

Hi 

This is a widefield image of M34 open star cluster in Perseus. The image was captured from a very dark sky in southern Greece at an altitude of 1440 m.

M34 glimmers just north-northeast of the midpoint between the famous variable star Algol (Beta Persei) and the beautiful double star Gamma Andromedae. M34 is a loose aggregation of stars about 100 million years old. Its 60 members are spread accross a scant of 10 light years of space.

You can see this image here including the technical details

http://www.albireo.gr/astrogallery/star_parties/parnonas/2015/M34.html

Regards from Greece

Konstantinos

[toxic]

that's a image and star field 

[laudropb]

Very nice capture. Thanks for posting.

[MilwaukeeLion]

Great image and description, like the wide fields like this one.