Observation by Paul Leyland: Cluster of Galaxies in Lynx

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Dr Paul Leyland

Observer

Paul Leyland

Observed

2019 Dec 24 - 23:40

Uploaded

2022 Jan 26 - 16:16

Objects

NGC2334
IC465
α-Lyn
IC459
IC460
IC461
IC463
IC464

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Constellation

Lynx

Field centre

RA: 07^h10^m
Dec: +50°10'
Position angle: +8°26'

Field size

0°16' × 0°12'

Equipment

0.4m Dilworth Relay
Starlight Xpress 814 Trius Pro
No filter

Exposure

810 seconds in 27 subs

Location

Tacande Observatory, MPC J22

Target name

Galaxy cluster in Lynx

Title

Cluster of Galaxies in Lynx

About this image

In Lynx is a nice cluster of galaxies which appears not to be very well known. Most are E or S0 galaxies, the brightest of which is NGC 2340. Also present are NGC 2334 (aka IC 465) , IC 458, 459, 460, 461, 463 and 464 together with a number of other faint galaxies in this cluster scattered around the field.

Files associated with this observation

IC459.png (197.5 kB)

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Tim Haymes, Peter Mulligan, Nick James, Martina McGovern, Eric Watkins, Callum Potter, Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Comments

Tim Haymes, 2022 Jan 26 - 17:31 UTC

Hi Paul, I imaged this grouping in 2017 with 30cm F/4 and ATIK 314L+ Ive not added it to any albums. What i noticed was the Y shaped asterism in the top left of the image, formed from stars and fainter galaxies.

Your shot is very nice, and has a good scale.

Tim

Dr Paul Leyland

Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Jan 26 - 19:29 UTC

Tim: please publish your image.

This cluster deserves a much wider audience in my opinion. The sub-14th magnitude brightness of all but its brightest member perhaps inhibits observers, even though they are well in range of modern cameras attached to moderately-sized telescopes.

Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Jan 26 - 20:21 UTC

The scale is fortuitous! The image is essentially the full frame, centered on IC 459.

Nick James, 2022 Jan 27 - 21:40 UTC

Paul/Tim - Here is a 10x60s image from earlier tonight taken from Chelmsford for comparison. This is an IMX455 binned 4x4. Scale is 1.12 arcsec/pix at the focus of a 0.28-m f/10 Edge. Transparency was moderate and the sky was quite bright (18.4 mag/arcsec^2).

Dr Paul Leyland

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