Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4461  ·  The Eyes
The Eyes NGC 4438, Frank Colosimo
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The Eyes NGC 4438

The Eyes NGC 4438, Frank Colosimo
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The Eyes NGC 4438

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The Eyes (NGC 4435-top, NGC 4438-bottom) is also known as Arp 120. It is a pair of galaxies in the Virgo galaxy cluster that lie about 52 million light-years away.

Date: Mar 2-23 2017

Location: New Ringgold PA

Optics: Starizona Hyperion f/8 12.5 inch, FL 2540 mm

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: Sbig STL-11000

Guiding: Self-guided

Exposure: LRGB: L:27x20min R:20x10 min, G:21x10 min, B:18x10 min for a total of 18.8 hrs.

Processing: Image acquisition using Maxim DL and CCD Autopilot. The Lum and RGB color images were created in Maxim with final processing in Photoshop.

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The Eyes NGC 4438, Frank Colosimo

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