The Virgo Cluster is a large cluster of galaxies in the constellation Virgo. It is approximately 65 million light years away from the earth. The brightest member is galaxy Messier 49 (M49) – a giant elliptical galaxy. To me it is amazing to see what can be done with this kind of amateur equipment! There is also a full resolution image available.
 | Date | 2013/04/17 |
 | Location | Böblingen / Germany |
 | Object | Virgo Cluster |
 | Camera | Atik383L+ |
 | Guiding | yes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG |
 | Telescope | 8" GSO Newtonian |
 | Barlow lens | none |
 | Mount | EQ6Syntrek |
 | Cooling | -15°C |
 | Luminance | 9x 600s, bin: 1x1 |
 | Red | 8x 150s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Green | 8x 150s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Blue | 8x 150s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Dark | 4x |
 | Flat | - |
 | Total exposure | ~2h30m |
Clear skies!
Last updated: June 20, 2022 at 22:10 pm