Virgo cluster

Here's a part of the Virgo Cluster it's pretty mind blowing at how many Galaxies are within this image

 

The Virgo Cluster is a large cluster of galaxies. Comprising approximately 1300 (and possibly up to 2000) member galaxies, the cluster forms the heart of the larger Virgo Supercluster, of which the Local Group (containing our Milky Way galaxy) is a member. The Local Group actually experiences the mass of the Virgo Supercluster as the Virgocentric flow.

 

Captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

 

Lum 36 x 600s

Red 157 x 180s

Green 125 x 180s

Blue 110 x 180s

 

25 Hours 36 mins in total.

 

Equipment used:

 

Telescope: Takahashi Baby Q FSQ-85ED F5.3

 

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -20C

 

Image Scale: 2.08

 

Guiding: OAG

 

Filters: Astronomik Lum, Red, Green, Blue

 

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

 

Image Acquisition: Voyager

 

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

 

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

 

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC

Done