| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Galaxies :: Fornax Cluster Wide Field | |
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| Object | Fornax Cluster |
| Comment |
The Fornax Cluster, aptly named due to its location in the constellation Fornax, is approximately 60 million light-years from Earth, and is one of the closest galaxy clusters to the Milky Way. Clusters are large groupings of galaxies that are gravitationally bound together, containing enough matter to pull other distant galaxies toward them. The image displays two broad galaxy groups, spirals and ellipticals. An example of a spiral galaxy is NGC 1365 seen at center. The cluster is dominated by ellipticals such as NGC 1399 of which in comparison contain no presence of star formation. An annotated version of the image can be seen here. This image is a LRGB composite |
| Optics | Takahashi FSQ-106ED F/5 (530mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Alta U16M - 1x1 bin (image scale: 3.5 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Software Bisque Paramount ME |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 10.5 hours |
| Date | November 2011 |