Elliptical galaxy M49 and neighbors
Right of center in this image is elliptical galaxy M49 (NGC 4472). It is part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Other galaxies appearing in this image are NGC 4488 and NGC 4492 (along the left edge, at the top and middle, respectively), and below M49 are NGC 4470 and NGC 4466.
This is a stack of 38 3 min exposures taken with an Atik 314L+ color CCD with Baader light pollution filter through a Celestron Edge HD 925 at f/2.3 with HyperStar. Subframes were preprocessed in Nebulosity; registration, stacking, and initial processing in PixInsight; final touches in Photoshop.
North is at the top and west is at the right in this image.
Elliptical galaxy M49 and neighbors
Right of center in this image is elliptical galaxy M49 (NGC 4472). It is part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Other galaxies appearing in this image are NGC 4488 and NGC 4492 (along the left edge, at the top and middle, respectively), and below M49 are NGC 4470 and NGC 4466.
This is a stack of 38 3 min exposures taken with an Atik 314L+ color CCD with Baader light pollution filter through a Celestron Edge HD 925 at f/2.3 with HyperStar. Subframes were preprocessed in Nebulosity; registration, stacking, and initial processing in PixInsight; final touches in Photoshop.
North is at the top and west is at the right in this image.