NGC 4535 and NGC 4526 (Tom Engwall)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: NGC 4518 · NGC 4526 · NGC 4535 · PGC 1319525 · PGC 1319576 · PGC 1320928 · PGC 1321232 · PGC 1321781 · PGC 1323134 · PGC 1323993 · PGC 1325190 · PGC 1325272 · PGC 1326506 · PGC 1328060 · PGC 1331227 · PGC 1331945 · PGC 1336640 · PGC 1337880 · PGC 1340665 · PGC 1340834 · PGC 1342675 · PGC 1342835 · PGC 1343691 · PGC 1345556 · PGC 142980 · PGC 41586 · PGC 41592 · PGC 41619 · PGC 41666 · PGC 41678 · And 8 more.

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NGC 4535 and NGC 4526

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NGC 4535 and NGC 4526

NGC 4535 is the face on galaxy in this image. It is about 54 million light years from earth and a member of the Virgo cluster. It is sometimes referred to as the Lost Galaxy due to its ghostly appearance in the eyepiece of a small telescope. NGC 4526 is the bright edge-on lenticular galaxy above - also a member of the Virgo group and about 55 million light years away. They make a fascinating pair along with other numerous smaller galaxies. I used a blue mask on 4535 (clone stamping our everything else in the mask) and a red mask on 4526 and a few of the other smaller galaxies (again clone stamping out everything else). That way I could emphasize the blue in 4535 and the red in the hallow around 4526. I also use a technique recommended by Ron Brecher of Masters of Pixinsight - using the output mask from Dark Structure Enhance to brighten up the areas DSE has highlighted. This does not reverse DSE, it just makes the dark structures more contrasty and more visible. I think I will use a lot more in the future.

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RA (center)	12h34m01s.484
RA (top/left)	12h31m57s.130
RA (top/right)	12h32m50s.308
RA (bottom/right)	12h36m05s.769
RA (bottom/left)	12h35m12s.916

Dec (center)	+07°49′40″.85
Dec (top/left)	+08°21′32″.90
Dec (top/right)	+07°08′58″.89
Dec (bottom/right)	+07°17′44″.87
Dec (bottom/left)	+08°30′21″.12

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