The Double Cluster h and χ Persei / Caldwell
RA Center: 02h20m37s.92
DEC Center: +57°09′34″.4
Date: October 14.,15. & 16. 2023
Location: Braunschweig / Germany (52°14’40.2“N - 10°30’20.8“E)
Telescope: Omegon Pro APO AP 104/650 ED Triplet
Recording camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Exposure time: 8h 45′
Frames:
R: 120 x 60″
G: 112 x 60″
B: 123 x 60″
Ha: 17 x 600″
Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, Skylum Luminar AI
The Double Cluster (also known as Caldwell 14) consists of the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 (often designated h and χ Persei), which are close together in the constellation Perseus.
