| Classification: |
Open Double Cluster |
| Constellation: |
Peresus (PER) |
| Object Location: |
Ra 02h 21m 50s Dec +57° 13’21” (current)(Center) |
| Size & Distance: |
Each about 18.x 18.0 Apx 7500 light years. |
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| Date & Location: |
09-06-2015 Palomar Mountain, CA. |
| Exposure: |
RGB 7 ea. @200s (bin 1x1) |
| Optics: |
Telescope Engineering Company APO110FL @ f/5.74, 631mm |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO / ATS 10x36 pier. |
| Camera: |
FLI-ML6303E @-30c / CFW2-7 / Guided by SBIG ST-I / w OAG. |
| Filters: |
Astrodon G2 RGB |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 6.09, Photoshop CS5, CCDStack 2.8 |
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| Notes: |
Sky conditions: Above average seeing, Light breeze, Temp 65°
Cropped Image Field of view is 67.7 x 105.3 arcmin.
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NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) is the common name for the naked-eye open clusters which are close together in the constellation Perseus. NGC 869 and NGC 884 both lie at a distance of 7500 light years. NGC 869 has a mass of 3700 solar masses and NGC 884 weighs in at 2800 solar masses; The clusters are relatively young, both 12.8 million years old.
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