Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3949  ·  IC 4051  ·  NGC 4841  ·  NGC 4848  ·  NGC 4850  ·  NGC 4865  ·  NGC 4874  ·  NGC 4889  ·  NGC 4895  ·  NGC 4896  ·  NGC 4907  ·  NGC 4911  ·  NGC 4919  ·  NGC 4921  ·  NGC 4923  ·  NGC 4926  ·  NGC 4929  ·  NGC 4931
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Coma Cluster, Abell 1656 and friends, Robert Huerbsch
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Coma Cluster, Abell 1656 and friends

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Coma Cluster, Abell 1656 and friends, Robert Huerbsch
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Coma Cluster, Abell 1656 and friends

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The Coma Cluster (Abell 1656) is a large cluster of galaxies that contains over 1,000 identified galaxies. Along with the Leo Cluster (Abell 1367), it is one of the two major clusters comprising the Coma Supercluster. It is located in and takes its name from the constellation Coma Berenices.

Luminance imaged from Chiefland Astronomy Village, RGB imaged from my Bortle 5.5 backyard.

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B

Description: Just L with diff spikes to hide the reflections from the sensor on the bright stars. I like the contrast from the L!

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C

Description: went back and only integrated the data from the Bortle 3 site, omitting several hours from my backyard.

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Coma Cluster, Abell 1656 and friends, Robert Huerbsch

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