Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4839  ·  NGC 4841  ·  NGC 4848  ·  NGC 4850  ·  NGC 4874  ·  NGC 4889  ·  NGC 4895  ·  NGC 4921  ·  NGC 4931
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Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated), dheilman
Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated)
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Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated)

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Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated), dheilman
Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated)
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Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated)

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Thought I'd kick of galaxy season with the Coma Cluster. At approximately 320 Mly distant, this cluster is dominated by the warm yellow glow of thousands of old ellipticals. The entire cluster is heavily influenced by the tremendous gravity of two supergiants, NGC 4874 and NGC 4889 prominent in this image. I love looking around fields like this, there's always more to find!

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Version B - full field

Version C - full field annotated

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Coma Galaxy Cluster - Abell 1656 (version C annotated), dheilman