NGC869 and NGC884 "Double Cluster"

A neighboring pair of open star clusters
7,6 light years away

Around 13 million year old (pretty young!)
NGC884 is on the left


Celestron C8/Hyperstar Schmidt camera @ F/2.0
Mount: Takahashi P2Z/Sidereal Technology controller
Camera: StarlightXpress SXV-M8C
5 x 2.0min exposures (unguided)

Click here for high-res (2240 x 1680) image

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