M35 in Gemini (view on black)

An open starcluster is a collection of stars that were astronomically seen born at the same time. Stars are born with quite different masses and each star evolves according to its mass. The properties of the individual stars in a starcluster are used to study the evolution of stars in time. The study of open starclusters is also important for the establisment of the distance scale used in astronomy.

Used 50 exposures, each f=360 mm, T=30 sec and ISO 3200