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NGC NGC 869

Double Cluster (h Persei)

Open Cluster
Perseus
Beginner

Half of the Double Cluster.

Angular size
30′
Magnitude
3.7
Best months
Sep-Feb
Constellation
Perseus
Catalog IDs
NGC 869
Common aliases
h Persei
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT8RC
1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 60% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 42% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi TOA-150B
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 41% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics FLT 156
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 40% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron C6 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.43° × 0.43°
Scale 0.52″/px
Target fills 116% of frame
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Stellarvue SVX152T + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.72° × 1.15°
Scale 0.65″/px
Target fills 44% of frame
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Astro-Tech AT8RC + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.83° × 0.55°
Scale 0.48″/px
Target fills 90% of frame
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Messier M25
Open Cluster M25
Messier M35
Open Cluster M35
Messier M39
Open Cluster M39
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