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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.

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/users/massimo.difusco/