Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  HD22746  ·  HD22771  ·  HD22826  ·  HD22862  ·  NGC 1379  ·  NGC 1380  ·  NGC 1381  ·  NGC 1382  ·  NGC 1387  ·  NGC 1389  ·  NGC 1396  ·  NGC 1399  ·  NGC 1404
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The Fornax Cluster, Reggie
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The Fornax Cluster

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The Fornax Cluster

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The Fornax Cluster is a cluster of galaxies lying at a distance of 19 megaparsecs. It has an estimated mass of ×10¹³ solar masses, making it the second richest galaxy cluster within 100 million light-years, after the considerably larger Virgo Cluster. This is a LRGB image. Imaged from my backyard.ASIAIR, AZEQ6 , Sharpstar SCA260 , ASI2600MM, Antlia LRGB filters. Processed in Pixinsight Bortle  6

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The Fornax Cluster, Reggie