M 34 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It contains about
100 stars in an area of the sky 1/2 the diameter of the moon. The cluster
is 1400 light years from earth, and these stars formed about 180 million
years ago.

Image data:
Camera: Canon 350XT
Exposure: ISO 800, 30 seconds x 30
Telescope: 10" Schmidt-Newtonian