Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3443  ·  IC 3457  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4476  ·  NGC 4478  ·  NGC 4486  ·  PGC 139910  ·  PGC 139919  ·  PGC 139931  ·  PGC 139932  ·  PGC 169422  ·  PGC 169449  ·  PGC 169454  ·  PGC 169461  ·  PGC 169467  ·  PGC 169502  ·  PGC 41190  ·  PGC 41268  ·  PGC 41285  ·  PGC 41287  ·  PGC 41299  ·  PGC 41304  ·  PGC 41327  ·  PGC 41331  ·  PGC 41342  ·  PGC 41362  ·  PGC 41377  ·  PGC 41413  ·  PGC 41432  ·  PGC 41433  ·  And 9 more.
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M87 galaxy in Virgo with black hole jet, darkdesertdome
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M87 galaxy in Virgo with black hole jet

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M87 galaxy in Virgo with black hole jet, darkdesertdome
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M87 galaxy in Virgo with black hole jet

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My goal with this image was simple.  I wanted to see if I could capture the black hole jet emanating from the center of M87, using my current gear in my backyard under mediocre suburban skies with only a modest amount of imaging time.  To my pleasant surprise, it was readily achievable and I'm happy with the result.  You'll have to look carefully to see it.  Mousing over the core on the full-size image helps.

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M87 galaxy in Virgo with black hole jet, darkdesertdome