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Double Cluster

Ron Brecher — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:45:11 +0000

Double Cluster Click image for full size version August 3, 2025, NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day August 7, 2025 NGC 869 (right) and NGC 884 each contain hundreds of stars and are about 13 million years old (compared to 75-150 million years for the Pleiades). Lying about 7,500 light years away and a few [...]

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Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2 and the Double Cluster

Ron Brecher — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:12:32 +0000

Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2 and the Double Cluster Click image for full size version February 5, 2020 In the lower left quadrant of the image is a solar system interloper, Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2. As of February 5, 2020 it is about 250 million kilometers from Earth, recently having passed its closest approach, and is [...]

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Double Cluster in Perseus

Ron Brecher — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:52:08 +0000

Double Cluster Click image for full size version I've imaged the Double Cluster with just about every different scope and camera that I've used. The Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 with the QHY-16200 camera really hits the sweet spot, getting the cluster well resolved in a nice frame. NGC 869 (left) and NGC 884,each contain hundreds of stars [...]

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Double Cluster Wide Field

Ron Brecher — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:02:53 +0000

Double Cluster Wide Field Click image for full size version The Double Cluster includes NGC869 (right) and NGC884, (known as h- and Chi-Pereus, respectively), each comprising hundreds of stars. Both clusters are about 13 million years old (compared to 75-150 million years for the Pleiades). They lie about 7,500 light years away and a few hundred light years apart, and [...]

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Double Cluster

Ron Brecher — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:18:38 +0000

The Double Cluster Click image for full size version September 16, 2016, First Light with Moravian G3-16200 camera The Double Cluster includes NGC869 (right) and NGC884, (known as h- and Chi-Pereus, respectively), each showing hundreds of stars. These clusters were bright enough to get star designations, and are both visible to the naked eye as foggy patches in a dark [...]

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