Observation by Nick James: The Double Cluster from Sparsholt

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2017 Apr 08 - 21:09

Uploaded

2017 Apr 12 - 21:54

Objects

NGC884
NGC869

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 02^h20^m
Dec: +57°12'
Position angle: -21°31'

Field size

1°51' × 1°23'

Equipment

Megrez 72, x0.8 FF + Canon EOS 600D

Exposure

61x60s

Location

BAA Winchester Weekend meeting at Sparsholt

Target name

NGC 869/884

Title

The Double Cluster from Sparsholt

About this image

Another image from the Saturday night at the 2017 Winchester meeting. Taken in a very brightly moonlit sky whilst waiting for comet C/2015 V2 to rise a bit higher.

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dc.jpg (473.4 kB)

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