Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 869 and NGC 884, Perseus Double Cluster

15-May-2026 09:06 ADT 15-May-2026 12:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 869 and NGC 884, Perseus Double Cluster, 20-Sep-2019

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 12 @ 300s L 1x1; 12 ea @ 120s R,G,B 2x2
Total Exposure: 132m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 7500 ly
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