Caldwell 14, Perseus Double Cluster

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Object Information

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✨ Constellation: Perseus

🚀 Distance: 7500 Light Years

The Double Cluster, also known as Caldwell 14, consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884, which are close together in the constellation Perseus. Both visible to the naked eye, NGC 869 and NGC 884 lie at a distance of about 7,500 light-years in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

Capture Details

🔭 Equipment: Celestron Rowe-Ackermann 8″ Astrograph, iOptron CEM60 Center Balanced Equatorial Mount, iOptron Tri-Pier, ZWO ASI533MC Pro Cooled One-Shot Color Astronomy Camera, ZWO ASIAir Plus Acquisition and Power Management Computer, ZWO f/5 30mm Mini Guide Scope, ZWO ASI224MC One-Shot Color USB3 Planetary/Guiding Camera

📅 Session: August 16, 2020

📸 Exposure: 50 x 120s Total Integration 1.6 Hrs.

💻 Software: Astro Pixel Processor, PHD2 Guiding, Pixinsight