Observation by David Strange: Abell 1185

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David Strange

Observer

David Strange

Observed

2020 Mar 31 - 22:18

Uploaded

2020 Apr 01 - 15:22

Objects

Ambartsumian's Knot (NGC3561)

Equipment

C8 Hyperstar
ASI 183MM Pro CCD

Exposure

30x30s

Location

Salcombe Regis

Target name

Arp 105 in Abell 1185

Title

Abell 1185

About this image

Arp 105 is an interesting peculiar system in the Galaxy Cluster Abell 1185in UMaj. There is a very faint plume (seen here) that runs to the north from NGC 3561 ending in a small blob known as "Ambartsumian's Knot",also known as the "Guitar". The plume extends for 325,000 light years. Abell 1185 lies at a distance of 400 million light years.

Files associated with this observation

Arp105_20200331_dgs1.jpg (285.9 kB)

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