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29-JUL-2008

Double Cluster in Perseus

Just east of Cassiopeia. Two young open star clusters, NGC 884 and NGC 869, approx. 7000 light years away separated by several hundred light years, moving towards our solar system at just over 20 kilometers per second.

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Olympus E-520 ,Celestron C100ED refractor
900mm 60s f/9 iso400 full exif

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Guest 13-Aug-2008 03:31
Excellent shot !!!
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