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Abell-1060_V3
The Hydra Cluster (or Abell 1060) is a galaxy cluster that contains 157 bright galaxies, appearing in the constellation Hydra. The cluster spans about ten million light-years and has an unusually high proportion of dark matter. The cluster is part of the Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster located 158 million light-years from Earth. The cluster's largest galaxies are elliptical galaxies NGC 3309 and NGC 3311 and the spiral galaxy NGC 3312 all having a diameter of about 150,000 light-years. In spite of a nearly circular appearance on the sky, there is evidence in the galaxy velocities for a clumpy, three-dimensional distribution. Courtesy Wikipedia.
I didnt get the whole 157 but it is amazing how many galaxies are in my 0.7 x 0.9 deg field of view.
I was able to manage some data from my suburban backyard but not enough for a great image.
A works in progress for several nights at LMDSS.
Total integration 9.3 hours. QSI683WSG8, Astrodon Gen2 LRGB filters, Sidereal Trading F4 Newtonian, iOptron CEM60EC, Eagle controller. Captured with Voyager and processed in Pixinsight.
RA=10 36 24.954 DEC=-27 37 07.67
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent ↓
• Illumination: 7%
• Moon Age: 26.99 days
• Moon Angle: 0.52
• Moon Distance: 384,756.322 km
• Moonrise: 05:51:55
• Moonset: 14:28:50
Abell-1060_V3
The Hydra Cluster (or Abell 1060) is a galaxy cluster that contains 157 bright galaxies, appearing in the constellation Hydra. The cluster spans about ten million light-years and has an unusually high proportion of dark matter. The cluster is part of the Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster located 158 million light-years from Earth. The cluster's largest galaxies are elliptical galaxies NGC 3309 and NGC 3311 and the spiral galaxy NGC 3312 all having a diameter of about 150,000 light-years. In spite of a nearly circular appearance on the sky, there is evidence in the galaxy velocities for a clumpy, three-dimensional distribution. Courtesy Wikipedia.
I didnt get the whole 157 but it is amazing how many galaxies are in my 0.7 x 0.9 deg field of view.
I was able to manage some data from my suburban backyard but not enough for a great image.
A works in progress for several nights at LMDSS.
Total integration 9.3 hours. QSI683WSG8, Astrodon Gen2 LRGB filters, Sidereal Trading F4 Newtonian, iOptron CEM60EC, Eagle controller. Captured with Voyager and processed in Pixinsight.
RA=10 36 24.954 DEC=-27 37 07.67
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent ↓
• Illumination: 7%
• Moon Age: 26.99 days
• Moon Angle: 0.52
• Moon Distance: 384,756.322 km
• Moonrise: 05:51:55
• Moonset: 14:28:50