Derby and District Astronomical Society
Messier 34 (NGC 1039)
Open Cluster in Perseus
RA 02h 42m 00s Dec +42° 47' 00"
| The following image of M34 was taken by Mike Lancaster on the 29th of October 2025. The image comprises 105 x 30 second exposures taken using an Altair Hypercam 26C at 300 gain (plus darks, flats and flat darks), through an Orion Optics UK AG12 Astrograph mounted on an EQ8 mount. A 0.95x Wynne Corrector and Astronomik CLS-CCD filter were also employed. No guiding was required due to the relatively short exposures. Images were acquired using SharpCap, and the processing was entirely performed in PixInsight. Image Credit: Mike Lancaster. |
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Dave Selfe captured this image of M34 on the 18th March 2022. The image is comprised of 26 x 30 second lights taken using a Nikon D750 camera at ISO 800 with an Optolong L-Pro filter through a Sky Watcher Esprit 100 telescope. Image Credit: Dave Selfe. |
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This image of M34 was captured by Chris Newsome on the 28th February 2006. The image was taken with a Canon EOS 300D camera at the prime focus of a Skywatcher 80T refractor and comprises four 60 second frames at 800 ASA, calibrated in Maxim DL and processed in CS2. An Astronomik CLS filter was employed to reduce the sodium light pollution. Image Credit: Chris Newsome. |
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