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Observation by Dean Ashton: The Eyes Have It

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2022 Apr 20 - 22:00

Uploaded

2022 Apr 22 - 15:58

Objects

NGC4435
NGC4402
NGC4438
M86
IC3355

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12h27m
Dec: +13°00'
Position angle: -0°11'

Field size

0°33' × 0°22'

Equipment
  • Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD
  • QHY268C Camera
  • Optolong L-Pro Filter
  • CGEM
Exposure

31x600s @/f10 (fl 2,350mm)

Location

St Austell, Cornwall

Target name

The Eyes

Title

The Eyes Have It

About this image

5-Hours of total integration taken on the nights of 18th and 20th April 2022.

The spiral galaxy NGC4402 is at top-right and seen edge-on to us.  The barred lenticular galaxy NGC4435 (top-left) and galaxy NGC 4438 (bottom left) are gravitationally interacting resulting in the distortion of NGC4438 and potential starburst activity in NGC4435.  There is also evidence of a tidal stream of stars from NGC4438 having been drawn to the elliptical M86.  For this reason I set the field of view to include M86 in the image.  An intergalactic glow of material between M86 and the NGC4435/38 pair is clear.  

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