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Messier 34 in Perseus
This open cluster is around 1500 lightyears distant and has a diameter of approximately 15 lightyears. It is estimated to be 200-250 million years of age.
This image is the result of 1h 15m of RGB data capture from Horsham, on an evening in November 2025. A ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera was used, through an 8-inch Teleskop-Service Ritchey-Chretien reflector.
Date: 17/11/2025
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
