Observation by Mike Greenhill-Hooper: Galaxies galore with map overlay

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Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observer

Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observed

2021 Jun 12 - 22:00

Uploaded

2021 Jun 15 - 13:24

Objects

M87

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h33^m
Dec: +12°33'
Position angle: +1°16'

Field size

5°10' × 6°38'

Equipment

58mm objective EF-S Canon zoom lens (55-250mm) at 135mm on Atik 383L+ CCD camera piggybacked on 770mm ED refractor
Skywatcher NEQ6 mount with 770mm ED refractor - guide scope Orion Starshoot

Exposure

approximately 1 hour of exposures

Location

Miradoux, S.W. France

Target name

Virgo galaxies

Title

Galaxies galore with map overlay

About this image

Previous wide-field photo (approximately 7x5 degrees) of Virgo galaxy region with star map overlay.

Files associated with this observation

VirgoGalaxies120621DawnDbinnedunbinnedAF1mapoverlay2.jpg (746.0 kB)

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