M34 Open Cluster
Magnitude: 5.5
Distance: Aprox: 1,500 light-years
Constellation: Andromeda
Star Count: Aprox 100
Diameter: 14 light-years
Messier 34 is one of the nearest Messier objects to Earth. Messier 34 was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. Charles Messier found it independently on August 25, 1764 and included it in his catalogue.
Taken 10/23/17 in Toledo Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI224MC non-cooled camera