The Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , the Alpha Persei Cluster is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:23 (PST), 39° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 75° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:13, when it sinks below 12° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20)
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Object type
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.