Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi Epsilon 130D
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Lacerta Guidescope32
Software: Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L. Pix Insight
Filters: Optolong LRGB SHO(6nm) 31mm
Dates:April 21, 2020
Frames: 282x180"
Integration: 14.1 hours
Avg. Moon age: 28.08 days
Avg. Moon phase: 2.35%
Astrometry.net job: 3585104
RA center: 12h 59' 53"
DEC center: +27° 55' 51"
Pixel scale: 2.739 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 175.482 degrees
Field radius: 0.598 degrees
Resolution: 1252x946
Locations: my little astrofarm, Weppersdorf, Austria
Data source: Traveller
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies contains about 1000 galaxies in an area of roughly 3x5 degrees on the sky, of which the central part is shown in the full field. The core is dominated by two giant cD ellipticals NGC4889 and NGC4874. Only a few spirals are found, a hint to advanced merging of the cluster members and high cluster age. The core seems to be embedded in a huge cloud of gas and dust that is visible in the image.
LRGB with Takahashi Epsilon 130ED and ASI1600MMP.
A crop on the core (marked as original or final), the full field (2.5 x 1.8°, version B), and an annotated version are shown.
Description: full field
Description: annotated version
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