Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  Double cluster  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1848  ·  NGC 744  ·  NGC 869  ·  NGC 884  ·  NGC 896  ·  NGC 957  ·  The star 1Per  ·  The star 4Per  ·  The star 7Per  ·  The star 8Per  ·  The star 9Per
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Double Cluster - Open Clusters in Perseus, Bill
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Double Cluster - Open Clusters in Perseus

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Double Cluster - Open Clusters in Perseus

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The Double Cluster, NGC869 and NGC884, are two adjacent open clusters in the constellation Perseus at a distance of 7500 light years. There are more than 300 blue-white super-giant stars in each of the clusters. The Double Cluster lies within the Perseus arm of the Milky Way and we lie within the Orion Arm. So, when we look at the Double Cluster, we are looking through our local spiral arm and all the way to the next spiral arm outward from the galactic center. This deep sky jewel is visible to the naked eye at dark site locations.

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Double Cluster - Open Clusters in Perseus, Bill

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