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Random Astronomy Pictures OTD on Nostr: APOD from 2020-11-18 A Double Star Cluster in Perseus The double star cluster "h and ...

APOD from 2020-11-18

A Double Star Cluster in Perseus

The double star cluster "h and chi Persei" (NGC 869 & NGC 884) in Perseus is visible without binoculars. Over 7,000 light-years away and only hundreds apart, they likely formed together from the same region, as noted by Hipparchus.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201118.html

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