M34
About
this Object
M34 is a pretty open cluster in
Perseus. At magnitude 5.2 its visible in dark skies and is a good
binocular target. It's rougly 35 arcmin in size, or the size of
the full moon. M34 is reported to be over 100million years
old. It contains a mix of young and old stars.
Interestingly there are also many faint galaxies also
visible in the image. Many around magnitude 15-17. You can
find them in the high resolution view. Also a planetary nebula,
PK-144-15.1 or Abell 4 is
visible on the extreme left edge to the NW of the bright star with
diffraction spikes.. Abell 4 is around magnitude 16.7.
Below is a 200% crop of Abell 4.
Its blue/green in color.
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