Is an open cluster in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and independently discovered by John Bevis before 1750. The cluster is scattered over an area of the sky almost the size of the full moon and is located (2,800 light-years) from Earth.
We can Appreciate the lower right to NGC 2158 is the group of yellow stars.
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Photo by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Sunday, December 10, 2017
Observation time: 21:25 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Three
Instrument: Canary Deep Sky
Photo by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Sunday, December 10, 2017
Observation time: 21:26 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Three
Instrument: Canary Deep Sky
Photo by: Francisco Silva
Observation date: Sunday, December 10, 2017
Observation time: 21:28 UTC
Observatory: Slooh Canary Islands
Telescope: Canary Three
Instrument: Canary Deep Sky
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