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M35 and NGC 2158 - Two Open Clusters in Gemini
From the author of   Welcome to the Universe in 3D
Click here for Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
![M35](M35-py-RGB-PS-FlattenBkg-curves-DeNoiseAI-25pct.jpg)
20:15 EST Mar 13, 2024 (Crescent Moon)
ZWO ASI2400MC-Pro on 10" RCOS at f/9
4 five-minute LiveStacks of 30-second exposures.
Flatten background, log stretch
![M35](m35-python-RGB-FlattenBkg-low-light.jpg)
21:53 EST Mar 18, 2019 (full Moon)
Starlight Express Trius SX-694 on 10" RCOS at f/9
Four panel mosaic
Each panel: R = G = B = 3 min in 10 second exposures
Autoflatten background, log stretch
22:47 EST Mar 18, 2019 (full Moon)
Starlight Express Trius SX-694 on 10" RCOS at f/9
R = G = B = 5 min in 30 second exposures
Autoflatten background, log stretch, and Unsharp mask
![M35](m35-py-RGB-sharpen-Standard-919x687.jpg)
22:07 EST Mar 9, 2005.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 4" Tak FSQ refractor at f/5.
R = G = B = 1 min
Richardson-Lucy deconv.
![M35](m35_curves_autotone.jpg)
22:04 EST Apr 25, 2023.
ZWO ASI2400MC Pro on 10" RCOS at f/9.
120 seconds using 15 second exposures.
Nonlinear curves.