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M34

M34 — Open Cluster M34

Open Cluster
· Perseus
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Open Cluster
Constellation
Perseus
Right ascension
2h 42m 00s
Declination
+42° 47′ 00″
Magnitude
5.5
Angular size
35′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Sep-Feb
Catalog IDs
M34

Recommended telescopes

Explore Scientific
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Physics
1140mm f/6.0 · 190mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
TEC
1120mm f/7.0 · 160mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.81° × 1.21°
Scale 1.07″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 1.81° × 1.21°
Scale 1.07″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 0.98° × 0.67°
Scale 0.85″/px
Target fills 88% of frame
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