Russell Cockman
Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy, a satellite of our Milky Way some 460,000 ly away, was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. It has an apparent (integrated) magnitude of 9.3 and contains many, many millions of old population II stars, many resolved in the image. It also contains an unusually high number of globular clusters (6) for a galaxy of its type; the brightest, NGC 1049, is partially resolved and found immediately below the galaxy's lower "edge". As Fornax lies in the direction of the galactic south pole, there are many, more distant galaxies also visible in the field.
Takahashi TOA-130/EM-200 Temma2 mount/SBIG STL11000M camera combo working at fl = 730mm, f5.6, fov ~2.5 x 1.5 deg; LRGB = 310 min.
Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy, a satellite of our Milky Way some 460,000 ly away, was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. It has an apparent (integrated) magnitude of 9.3 and contains many, many millions of old population II stars, many resolved in the image. It also contains an unusually high number of globular clusters (6) for a galaxy of its type; the brightest, NGC 1049, is partially resolved and found immediately below the galaxy's lower "edge". As Fornax lies in the direction of the galactic south pole, there are many, more distant galaxies also visible in the field.
Takahashi TOA-130/EM-200 Temma2 mount/SBIG STL11000M camera combo working at fl = 730mm, f5.6, fov ~2.5 x 1.5 deg; LRGB = 310 min.