25.12.17

cúmulo noche buena

First reported by John Bevis in England  and Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in  France around 1745, at 2800 light years distant, this cluster is much closer and younger than the predominantly orange cluster which appears in the same frame but at 9000 light years.

Taken on Noche Buena with the eerie silence only Noche Buena in Spain can bring...
open clusters m35 and ngc2158 in gemini
700d on nt150l    35x150s @ ISO800