CAPTURE
Imaging the Double Cluster
Turn your camera towards Perseus to find the bejewelled handle of The Hero’s sword
Perseus rides high across the night sky at this time of year. The constellation represents the mythological Greek hero wielding his sword, the handle of which is marked by a rather special pair of deep-sky objects: two open clusters, which together are known as the Double Cluster.
The clusters are visible to the naked eye under dark skies and burst into life through binoculars or
