Object: Open cluster MESSIER 34                 Constell: PER

RA: 02h 42.0m           Decl: +42° 47'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 5.2m               Size: 39'               Type: II 3 m

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Date/Time: 29./30.1.1992, 19.00

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 63x               Filter:
Field: 60'              NE Lim.mag: 5.5m
Background sky: 3       Seeing: 3 
Weather:                           

Brightness: 2           Alt:    
Description: A scattered but bright open cluster. Stands out
quite well. The brightest stars (at magn. 8) are in pairs.
Several long chains of faint stars. Bluish. I'd call this a II 2
m cluster.