Observation by Mazin Younis: Black Hole Jet from M87

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2023 Apr 29 - 01:00

Uploaded

2023 Apr 29 - 18:44

Objects

M87

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h30^m
Dec: +12°24'
Position angle: +135°50'

Field size

0°54' × 0°39'

Equipment

Esprit 100ED Pro
ASI 294MC-Pro
UV-IR filter

Exposure

12 x 300s

Location

Personal remote telescope - Morocco

Title

Black Hole Jet from M87

About this image

Streaming out from the centre of M87 like a cosmic searchlight is one of nature's most amazing phenomena. You don't need long exposure time to capture it but a gentle processing to supress the glow of M87 and reveal the emerging jet.

Files associated with this observation

M87_inset.jpg (449.1 kB)

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Gary Eason, Jeremy Shears, Callum Potter, Simon Paul Davis, Nick Hewitt, Manolo_Rodriguez, Martina McGovern, Adam Rawlinson

Comments

Adam Rawlinson, 2023 May 02 - 09:58 UTC

Thanks for that Mazin! I have just dug out an image i had on file of what is otherwise a fairly bland image, and bingo - a very nice jet appears following some histogram tweaks. One for my file of interesting astro-objects!

Mazin Younis

Mazin Younis, 2023 May 02 - 13:30 UTC

Well-done Adam, you are absolutely right, all it it takes is histogram tweaks :)

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