Messier 34 - The Spiral Cluster

Messier 34 (also known NGC 1039, or the Spiral Cluster) is a large and relatively near open cluster in the constellation of Perseus. It was probably discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and was included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects in 1764.

It is about 1,500 light-years from Earth. It contains about 400 stars in an area of about 7.5 light-years in diameter.

Equipment:
OTA: Apertura 6" Ritchey-Chretien Reflector (f/9)
Reducer: Astro-Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer (f/6 overall)
Filter: SVBONY CLS City-Light-Suppression Filter
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp)
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV106 50mm f/3.8
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide Camera
60x30s subs (30 minutes) stacked in SharpCap 4.1 with dark & flats
Processed in GraXpert, Topaz Denoise AI, Astrosharp, and Siril