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M88, Peter Webster
M88
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M88

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M88

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M88 varies in distance but averages around 55 million light years from my garden, a bit further from the road in front of the house!

This is my 2nd image using a RASA 11 with a ZWO 183MC Pro, 4 hours of data. Captured using SG Pro, processed using Astro Pixel Processor & Photoshop, I did not use any filters for light pollution or the enhance Ha, nor did I guide, all from 120 second exposures.

This is quite an ambitious target using a fast F2.2 optic in terms of the FOV, but as much as I like to see a vista of a galaxy close up, it always places me in a sense of awe when I see many other galaxies in the frame! Just zoom in if you want to see M88 close up.

Thanks for looking :-)

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