Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 869  ·  NGC 884  ·  The star 7Per  ·  The star 8Per  ·  chi Persei Cluster  ·  h Persei Cluster
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The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884, Brent Newton
The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884
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The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884

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The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884, Brent Newton
The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884
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The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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A fun & easy target. Automating my telescope has made data gathering much easier than having to manually dither all night, and this object was an easy one. Even at 300" subs the core stars blew out somewhat, so I may have to try this target again next year with shorter exposures

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The Double Cluster / NGC 869 & 884, Brent Newton

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Central USA

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Astromod T3i + AT72ED
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