M35 & NGC 2158 - Two Open Clusters in Gemini

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Winter 2019

Wikipedia Link for NGC2158

Wikipedia Link for M35

RGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 70°
Airmass Value (sec z) 1.1
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia winter 2019, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA AG Optics iDK 14.5"
Equivalent focal length and ratio 2465mm f/6.7
Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding PHD2/ONAG-XM/Lodestar X2
RGB Total Integration Time 4.0hrs 30mins R18X5 min, G-18X5 min, B18X5 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Mar 2023 PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid

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