Observation by David Davies: Mesiier 87

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Paul Downing

Observer

David Davies

Observed

2022 Mar 04 - 23:44

Uploaded

2022 Mar 04 - 23:45

Objects

M87

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h30^m
Dec: +12°20'
Position angle: -0°10'

Field size

0°46' × 0°34'

Equipment

8-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope with an x0.7 reducer
ZWO ASI 294MC Pro camera

Exposure

60 subs of two-minutes exposure each

Location

Cambridge, UK

Target name

Messier 87

Title

Mesiier 87

About this image

M87, in the constellation Virgo, is a supergiant elliptical galaxy with several trillion stars. It is of the most massive galaxies in the local universe, and it has a large population of globular clusters. It also has a jet of energetic plasma that originates at the black hole in the core of the galaxy and extends at least 4,900 light-years into space.

The French astronomer Charles Messier discovered M87 in 1781. It is about 53 million light-years from Earth and has many satellite galaxies

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