NGC 869 and 884 - h chi persei

NGC 869 and 884
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Object: NGC 869 and 884
Date of exposures: 05.01.2017
Distance: 7.600 Lightyears
Exposures: Lum: 8 x 300 Sec., RGB 24 x 300 Sec. Sum: 2,6 hrs.
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ85
Focal length: 450 mm
Filter: Astrodon E-Series, LRGB
Camera: Atik 490Exm
Guiding: Off Axis Guider, Lodestar
Mount: EQ8

H & Chi Persei, also referred as NGC 884, is a 6.1 mag bright open star cluster with an angular extension of 30 'in the constellation of Perseus. Chi Persei is situated right next to h Persei and can be seen with the naked eye as a weak nebula. The star cluster was discovered in 130 BC by the Greek astronomer Hipparchy.

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