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George Kolb | all galleries >> Galleries >> Astrophotos > The Double Cluster in Perseus
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19-NOV-2014

The Double Cluster in Perseus

Hovatter Road, Arizona

Also known as NGC 869/884 and Caldwell 14, these two clusters can be seen with the naked eye from a dark site and are approx. 7500 light years distant. In mythology, the Double Cluster represents the jeweled handle of Perseus’s sword.

Williams Optics FLT98 Refractor @ f5,QHY9 CCD Camera,Losmandy G11 Mount
4 hours LRGB. processed using Nebulosity 3 and PSCS2. full exif

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