Observation by Adam Rawlinson: NGC4388 and friends

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2023 Apr 13 - 22:30

Uploaded

2023 Apr 14 - 16:51

Objects

NGC4388

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h25^m
Dec: +12°39'
Position angle: -53°54'

Field size

1°11' × 0°57'

Equipment

Primaluce Airy 102 APO
SX Trius 694 Colour
Skywatcher EQ6 - pier mounted

Exposure

3750sec single shot colour. Colour data split and added to combined luminance to form LRGB

Location

Sandhurst Kent UK

Target name

NGC4388

Title

NGC4388 and friends

About this image

This galaxy (centre of image) has an active nucleus. Making it bright and illuminating the central bulge. It's a spiral galaxy but does not have bars. Sadly the image size limit means I have to compress the image, but zoom in and you can make out dust lanes and structure. Not bad for an object 17.4Mpc away!. At 56light years the light from this object left during the early Eocene epoch.

If you tune the contrast you can make out dozens of smaller galaxies in this image as well as the larger ones. All are in the same vicinity - the Virgo Cluster. We are lucky to be able to see such marvels!

Files associated with this observation

NGC4388_3750s-20230413.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Jonathon Elliott, David Basey, Alan Thomas

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