| Description | Messier cataloged this object on August 30, 1764, attributing discovery to John Bevis, although that honor is usually assigned to Philippe Loys de Chéseaux who observed and cataloged it in 1745 or 1746. This is a tight cluster dominated by blue stars, with a few red giants thrown in. <--> For me, this was the second capture of a strange evening when it rained right up to the moment it cleared around 9 PM. Because of the 93% moon, I had planned to capture a number of Messier objects, mostly clusters, using my EdgeHD. However, because of the late rain, I couldn't set up in advance, so I decided to observe with the SeeStar instead. M35 is a very bright cluster. NGC2158 just below (southwest) of M35 gives it an exotic look. It appears to be a small, globular cluster, but according to Wikpedia, it's actually an old, metal-poor open cluster. |
