Messier 35 In Wide Field

Messier 35 is an Open Star Cluster located in the constellation of Gemini. The cluster is 2800 light years away from earth. The cluster appears as a misty patch of light when observed through the naked eye under dark skies!

Date: 6th December 2012

Camera: Canon EOS 550D

Lens: Canon 55-250mm set at 250mm

Exposure: 20 subs of 30 seconds + 10 darks

Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in photoshop CS6