Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 869  ·  NGC 884  ·  chi Persei Cluster  ·  h Persei Cluster
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NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster, Alex
NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster
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NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster

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NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster, Alex
NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster
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NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster

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Description

This is not my usual deep sky target, but I thought that it would be nicely framed in my field of view and as the weather forecast wasn't looking great, it meant that I could at least get a quick image in before the clouds arrived.


Equipment:
iOptron CEM25P mount
Skywatcher ED80 DS Pro (510mm Focal Length with 0.85x Reducer/Flattener)
ZWO ASI 183MM Pro Imaging Camera (Cooled to -15 degC)
ZWO ASI 120MM-S Guide Camera
ZWO Mini EFW
ZWO OAG
Rock Pi X running Ubuntu with KStars and EKOS/INDI for capture and guiding

Acquisition:
Night of the 29th September 2021
30 x 60secs Red
30 x 60secs Green
30 x 60secs Blue
90 mins Total Exposure
90 darks (per exposure duration)
25 flats (per filter)
256 bias

Pre-Processing:
Stacked in Siril using Sirilic

Main Image Processing in Star Tools:
Bin 50%
Crop
Wipe
Develop
SV Deconvolution
Colour
De-Noise

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NGC 869 and NGC 884 The Double Cluster, Alex