Perseus Galaxy Cluster Abell 426 (GalacticRAVE)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: HD275157 · HD275158 · HD275161 · IC 1907 · NGC 1264 · NGC 1267 · NGC 1268 · NGC 1270 · NGC 1271 · NGC 1272 · NGC 1273 · NGC 1274 · NGC 1275 · NGC 1276 · NGC 1277 · NGC 1278 · NGC 1279 · NGC 1281 · NGC 1282 · NGC 1283 · Perseus A

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Perseus Galaxy Cluster Abell 426

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Perseus Galaxy Cluster Abell 426

The Perseus Galaxy Cluster, a.k.a. Abell 426, is a fairly rich and relatively nearby galaxy cluster. Located at a distance of about 240 Mly, it hosts between 500 and 1000 galaxies of various mass and morphology. At the center of Abell 426 is the massive cD galaxy NGC1275, which is also a very bright radio source known as Perseus A or 3C84. NGC 1275 features quite a bit of structure near its center: dust lanes with star forming regions and H-alpha filaments. Working out these features was quite enjoyable, but be careful not to overflow the other galaxies in the cluster. Many galaxiess in Abell 426 are of unspectacular E and S0 type, but there are also quite a number of nice barred spiral, and a few interesting irregulars/merger remnants.

owing to the large focal length and relatively small FoV of my camera (a micro 4/3), I used this as an opportunity to get my first 1x2 mosaic done. Thanks to the great tools by John Murphy, it was a fairly uneventful process!

Data were taken on 2024 January 7,8,9,10, 18, 29 and February 17,24,25, 28.

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Astrometry.net job	9331141
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RA (center)	03h19m11s.705
RA (top/left)	03h20m30s.634
RA (top/right)	03h17m52s.642
RA (bottom/right)	03h17m53s.170
RA (bottom/left)	03h20m30s.279

Dec (center)	+41°29′23″.15
Dec (top/left)	+41°40′58″.44
Dec (top/right)	+41°40′55″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	+41°17′47″.82
Dec (bottom/left)	+41°17′47″.85

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