NGC 869, NGC 884, Double Cluster

 

NGC 869, NGC 884

Object:
NGC 869 and  NGC 884, Double Cluster in Perseus
Coordinates:
NGC 869:  RA = 02h 19.1m, DEC = +57° 08'   ---   NGC 884:  RA = 02h 22.5m, DEC = +05° 09'
Telescope:
Televue NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
Mount:
Losmandy G11 German Equatorial
Guide Scope:
Stellarvue S80/9D refractor supported by a Robin Casady TGAD (Tandem Guidescope Aiming Device)
Guide Camera:
Orion StarShoot AutoGuider with PHD guiding software
Imaging Camera:
Canon 20Da
Filters/Exposures:
Three 4-minute exposures @ ISO 800, stacked and processed in Photoshop
Shooting Location:
Gates County, NC
Date/Time:
11 September 2010
Comments: