NGC869 / NGC884

Double Cluster in Perseus

NGC869 / NGC884

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Object Info

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Perseus

Distance

25,100 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 19, 2014

Location

Palomar Mountain, CA

Exposure

R 9x5, G 9x5, B 9x5 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop