Exposures and filters: 20 min each (5 min subexposures) for RGB for a total exposure of 60 minutes
FOV =96 x 65 arc minutes
NGC 869 and NGC 884 both lie at a distance of 7500 light years. NGC 869 has a mass of 3700 solar masses and NGC 884 weighs in at 2800 solar masses; however, later research has shown both clusters are surrounded with a very extensive halo of stars, with a total mass for the complex of at least 20,000 solar masses. Based on their individual stars, the clusters are relatively young, both 12.8 million years old
Distance: ~7,500 light years
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