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Twin open clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869 (X and h Persei)
Date: 8.9.2005
Equipment: Tair 4,5/300, GSO mount
Photo film: Konica VX 400 super
Exposure: 11min
Location: Havlíčkův Brod - Chrast
Description: Open clusters located around 7,500 light years away in the constellation of Perseus.
The next object on the image is the NGC 957 open cluster (left).