Observation by David Davies: Messier 87

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David Davies

Observer

David Davies

Observed

2022 Feb 26 - 00:36

Uploaded

2022 Mar 12 - 12:43

Objects

M87

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h30^m
Dec: +12°23'
Position angle: -0°08'

Field size

0°20' × 0°15'

Equipment

8-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope
ZWO ASI 294MC Pro camera
Skywatcher EQ8 mount

Exposure

50 x 2-min (gain 120, offset 13)

Location

Cambridge, UK

Target name

M87

Title

Messier 87

About this image

Another Messier object for the album. Imaging galaxies in the Virgo cluster is tricky due to inevitable poor weather and the brightening evenings. I have been observing objects in this area of the sky over several years and there are yet more Messier objects to observe.

This time I was aided by the speed and efficiency of the ZWO ASI294MC one-shot colour camera and managed to produce this image with 100 minutes of data, about a third of the time I would need with my QSI camera.

Files associated with this observation

M87_PS_crop2.jpg (1.9 MB)

Like this image

Mattia Piccoli, David Basey, Grant Privett, Callum Potter, Dr Paul Leyland

Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Apr 05 - 17:21 UTC

A whole bunch of globular clusters are visible in that image if you look carefully.

Dr Paul Leyland, 2023 Feb 19 - 13:26 UTC

I just took a closer look at the image. The jet is definitely visible on close scrutiny, though at rather low contrast. It helps to know where to look.

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