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 dawn sky, rising at 20:33 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 75° above the northern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:40.
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Name
The Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.