Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  HD112734  ·  HD112886  ·  HD112887  ·  IC 3943  ·  IC 3946  ·  IC 3947  ·  IC 3949  ·  IC 3955  ·  IC 3957  ·  IC 3959  ·  IC 3960  ·  IC 3963  ·  IC 3968  ·  IC 3973  ·  IC 3976  ·  IC 3998  ·  IC 4011  ·  IC 4012  ·  IC 4021  ·  IC 4026  ·  IC 4030  ·  IC 4033  ·  IC 4040  ·  IC 4041  ·  IC 4042  ·  IC 4044  ·  IC 4045  ·  IC 4051  ·  NGC 4858  ·  NGC 4860  ·  And 26 more.
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Abell 1656. The Coma Cluster, Alicia Rossiter
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Abell 1656. The Coma Cluster

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Abell 1656. The Coma Cluster, Alicia Rossiter
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Abell 1656. The Coma Cluster

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Abell 1656,  AKA:  the Coma Cluster is a large and amazing area of Coma Berenices and contains over 1,000 identified galaxies. I really like galaxy clusters and this one is one of my favorites. I captured the cluster over the course 2 nights between clouds, wind and very cold weather. Overall I was able to integrate a good deal of subs with the best possible results. These galaxies are so tiny that it takes a long time to bring up enough detail in the processing. The cluster is approx. 330 million light years from home!

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Abell 1656. The Coma Cluster, Alicia Rossiter