Caldwell 14 or NGC 869 and NGC 884 on an autumnal night over Lowestoft. - 'The data rides again'!

The Double Cluster - widefield. Credit: Pip Stakkert.

The Double Cluster cropped. Credit: Pip Stakkert.

" Pip Stakkert wasn't at all pleased with Kurt Thrust's processing of the data in our last post. He has been badgering me all week to let him have a go at reprocessing the data and today I finally relented and let him have his turn. In my opinion these images are far superior to Kurt's". - Joel Cairo CEO at the Jodrell Plank Observatory.

Caldwell 14 or NGC 869 and NGC 884 on an autumnal night over Lowestoft.

The Double Cluster or Caldwell 14 in Perseus.
Canon 600d DSLR with F2 Samyang lens f=135mm
on a Star Adventurer EQ mount.: Image credit: Kurt Thrust

 " A very nice clear night in Lowestoft on 24-10-2024 but the rising Moon was a bit of a problem. We decided to image the Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884 using a widefield format. The above image was created by stacking 60x60 sec exposures at ISO800. Part of the Heart and Soul Nebula is visible top right. On another clear night we may try to image both, in one field or create a two pane mosaic." - Joel Cairo CEO of the Jodrell Plank Observatory ' The UK's most easterly observatory' 

Cropped and reworked detail