The Perseus Double Cluster (Caldwell 14)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , the Perseus Double Cluster is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 20:48 (EDT), 21° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:24 when it dips 18° above your north-western horizon. At 04:20, it will return to an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 19° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:34.
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Name
The Perseus Double Cluster (Caldwell 14)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 26 Oct 2025 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 26 Oct 2026 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 27 Oct 2027 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 26 Oct 2028 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 26 Oct 2029 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 26 Oct 2030 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 27 Oct 2031 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |
| 26 Oct 2032 | – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed |