Photographer:
massimo.difusco
Location of Photo:
Ferrara (Italy)
Date/Time of photo:
07/09/2023 22:00
Equipment:
Sky-Watcher Evostar ED80 @480mm (f/6.0), Player One Poseidon-C camera @-5 °C, Sky-Watcher Eq6r Pro mount, SvBony UV/IR-cut filter
Description:
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 (often designated h Persei and χ Persei, respectively), which are close together in the constellation Perseus. Both visible with the naked eye, NGC 869 and NGC 884 lie at a distance of about 7500 light years in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way.