Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  IC 312  ·  NGC 1260  ·  NGC 1265  ·  NGC 1267  ·  NGC 1268  ·  NGC 1270  ·  NGC 1272  ·  NGC 1273  ·  NGC 1275  ·  NGC 1278  ·  NGC 1282  ·  NGC 1283
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The Perseus Galaxy Cluster, Shannon Calvert
The Perseus Galaxy Cluster
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The Perseus Galaxy Cluster

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The Perseus Galaxy Cluster, Shannon Calvert
The Perseus Galaxy Cluster
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The Perseus Galaxy Cluster

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My second really, really deep sky target of the night, the enormous Perseus Galaxy Cluster is about 240 million light years away and one of the most massive objects in the known universe. This group contains over 1,000 galaxies and is dominated by the monster NGC 1275.

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The Perseus Galaxy Cluster, Shannon Calvert