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Galaxy cluster in Virgo
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Galaxy cluster in Virgo
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130 mm f/6.4
Astro-Physics EDF
Refractor
Astro-Physics AP
900GTO
Image labeled
About this Object
M59 and M60 were discovered on April 11, 1779 by Johann Gottfried Koehler, on the occasion of observing the comet of that year.
M59 and M60 are part of the Virgo Cluster, a giant agglomeration of galaxies is the nearest big cluster of galaxies, the largest proven structure in our intergalactic neighborhood, and the most remote cosmic objects with a physical connection to our own small group of galaxies, the Local Group, including our Milky Way galaxy.
M59 and M60 are two giants elliptical galaxies.
At its distance of some 60 million light years, M60 apparent diameter of 7x6 arc minutes corresponds to a linear diameter of 120,000 light years.
M59 is also at an assumed distance of 60 million light years, its longer axis of 5 arc minutes corresponds to almost 90,000 light years linear extension.
More informations are available at
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Technical Data
Optics
Mount
Camera
SBIG
ST-10XE.
Filters
SBIG
CFW8A.With Astrodon LRGB
Ha filters
Focuser
Robofocus focuser and
Focusmax
software
Dates
April 2007.
Location
Lentin
Observatory
Exposure
LRGB = 365:60:60:75 minutes..L bin1 RGB bin2. Scale 1.69^s/pixel
Acquisition
Image data acquired remotely using ACP5 Observatory control software.,
MaxIm DL 4
Processing
MaxIm DL 4,
Photoshop CS2,
Registar,
PixInsight standard
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copyright Antoine Vergara
