The_Eyes_NGC4435+38_VirgoCluster_SN10_11X500s_May_14_2012_Galaxies
I have circled 23 galaxies in this image of the Virgo Cluster; many more faint or more distant galaxies lie below visibility in this image. Central to this image are galaxies NGC4438 (left of center) and NGC4435 (just to its right), the pair known as "The Eyes" in constellation Virgo, taken with Meade SN10 Schmidt Newtonian 1050mm FL 254mm Diam f/4 at my Sunnyvale California back yard, night of May 13 2012. A stack of 14 x 500sec exposures on an Orion Starshoot Color (V1) camera with a Baader MPCC Coma Corrector. Also using a Schneider 486 UVIR Filter. Stacked in personal software and adjusted in Adobe CS5. The pair are estimated to be 40-50 million light years away. Notable members of the "Markarian Chain" of galaxies also are present: at bottom left of center is the large M86 galaxy and to its right the edge on NGC4422. Top center we find NGC4461 and smaller to its right NGC4458. Left and below center we find NGC4425 and smaller NGC4413 in the bottom left corner. Other tiny or faint galaxies pepper this image as well.
The_Eyes_NGC4435+38_VirgoCluster_SN10_11X500s_May_14_2012_Galaxies
I have circled 23 galaxies in this image of the Virgo Cluster; many more faint or more distant galaxies lie below visibility in this image. Central to this image are galaxies NGC4438 (left of center) and NGC4435 (just to its right), the pair known as "The Eyes" in constellation Virgo, taken with Meade SN10 Schmidt Newtonian 1050mm FL 254mm Diam f/4 at my Sunnyvale California back yard, night of May 13 2012. A stack of 14 x 500sec exposures on an Orion Starshoot Color (V1) camera with a Baader MPCC Coma Corrector. Also using a Schneider 486 UVIR Filter. Stacked in personal software and adjusted in Adobe CS5. The pair are estimated to be 40-50 million light years away. Notable members of the "Markarian Chain" of galaxies also are present: at bottom left of center is the large M86 galaxy and to its right the edge on NGC4422. Top center we find NGC4461 and smaller to its right NGC4458. Left and below center we find NGC4425 and smaller NGC4413 in the bottom left corner. Other tiny or faint galaxies pepper this image as well.