Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)
3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!, Astrobagel
3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!
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3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!

3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!, Astrobagel
3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!
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3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!

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I was inspired by some others on Astrobin, who images this distant quasar 3C 273. It's 2.4 billion years away, amazing.

My scope, or seeing, didn't allow me to resolve its relativistic jet. I only managed 4 images before a tree got in the way. Imagine being a photon traveling for 2.4 billion years, waiting for your moment, only to have a tree be in the way!

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3C 273 .... the furthest I've looked back in time!, Astrobagel