The Perseus Double Cluster - A Wider View

This is a wider field view of the lovely Perseus Double Cluster complex imaged during the night of the 9th October.

 

The image shows the two open clusters, NGC869 (top) and NGC884 (below) sitting within a rich star field. This rendition illustrates a nice perspective I feel.

 

The myriad of stars that compose the flat disk of our Milky Way galaxy pass right through Cassiopeia and Perseus – and in doing so they also pass in front and behind the Double Cluster resulting in this lovely view.

 

The two clusters making up the complex lie at a distance of around 7500 lightyears from us.

 

Imaged with a Skywatcher 72ED refractor fitted with a flattener and a ZWO 2600MC camera.

 

29x180s guided exposures

30xDarks (temp. matched)

 

Gain 100 camera cooled to -10°C

 

Flats & Dark Flats

 

Thanks for looking!

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