The Alpha Persei Cluster (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Alpha Persei Cluster is visible all night. It will become visible around 17:30 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 73° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:58, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:25, when it sinks below 12° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Alpha Persei Cluster
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Mel 20