The Alpha Persei Cluster (Open Cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Alpha Persei Cluster is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:39, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:36, 80° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:15, 70° 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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Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.