Object : | M87 |
Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 12h30m, DEC: +12o23' |
Object size : | 7.2' to 6.8' |
Object magnitude : | 8.6 |
More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier 87 |
Exp. time : | 30x60 seconds, iso1600, dithering mode |
Image process tool : | AstroImageJ, Fitswork, Irfanview |
Processing : | resize, level, cal dark&bias, synthetic flat calibrated |
Weather : | clear |
Comment : |
The galaxy M87 is small even in the big refractor with 910 mm focal length.
This is a 800x800 1:1 pixel crop around the galaxy and some details show up.
It's small even here, in reality it's a giant elliptical galaxy.
In its surroundings there are a lot of other galaxies, plate solved version:
M87 by Astrometry.net. |