The Double Cluster, Caldwell 14 (Steven Hanaway)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: Double cluster · NGC 869 · NGC 884 · The star 7Per

The Double Cluster, Caldwell 14, Steven Hanaway

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The Double Cluster, Caldwell 14

Good Morning everyone! Today's upload is my most recently taken image, known as The Double Cluster, catalogued as Caldwell 14. This object consists of two open clusters of stars, NGC 869 and NGC 884. The double cluster is visible to the naked eye, and looks fantastic in binoculars and even better in small telescopes. The Double Cluster can be found in the constellation Perseus, and is located some 7500 light years away from Earth. This population of stars is incredibly young, estimated to be only 12.8 million years old. Compared to our sun, which is somewhere around 5 billion years old, these stars are very young. Even though they are relatively young, the largest stars in these clusters won't live very long. The more massive a star is, the more quickly it will use up its hydrogen in nuclear fusion reactions. Combined, these two clusters contain at least 300 blue-white supergiant stars. Interestingly, this cluster is moving toward Earth, NGC 869 is moving towards Earth at 39 km/s and NGC 884 at 38km/s. Compared to how fast a rocket must move to leave Earth, which I calculated to be about 11.2km/s, these clusters are moving towards us quite fast! I hope you like today's image, be sure to check back tomorrow for a new image, as I upload a new image I've taken everyday. Clear Skies!

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