Name: Double Cluster
    Other names: NGC 869 and NGC 884
    Description: Cluster
    Ascension: h 2 : 19.0
    Declanation: +57 : 09
    Apparent diameter: 30 (arc min)
    Constellation: Perseus
    Magnitude: 4.3 and 4.4
    Distance: 7000 light years (distance between a few hundred light years)
    Equipment: Meade ETX 90+mod toucam+focred0.66+extra lens
    Date / Time UTC: 14 october 2003 22:00
    Stacked : Mosaic of 3 single frames
    Exposure time: 20 seconds
    Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
    Other info: windy conditions!

     

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