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  • Object: Double Cluster in Perseus
  • Distance: 7,400  light years
  • Size: 60 light years in diameter each
  • Field of View: 2.3° x 1.7°
  • Exposure: 30 minutes
  • Telescope: Tele Vue 85 APO @ 480mm, f/5.6
  • Mount: Losmandy GM-8
  • Guiding: SBIG ST-4 @ 700mm (A2)
  • Camera: Olympus OM-1
  • Film: Kodak PJ400
  • Location: Denmark, ME
  • Date: 05 Aug 00 03:06 EDT
  • Conditions: transparency 8/10, seeing 7/10, 6.5 LVM, 50° F, no wind
  • Processing: Polaroid SprintScan 4000, Adobe Photoshop 5.5, bgsmooth 1.3 80

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