Observation by Simon Paul Davis: Abell 2199 Galaxy Cluster

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2025 Apr 27 - 22:30

Uploaded

2025 May 10 - 09:28

Objects

NGC6166
NGC6158

Equipment

Sharpstar HNT15028 150mm Newtonian
ASI1600MM Pro
OAG with ASI2900MM
LRGB filter

Exposure

60 x 60 Seconds Guided (LRGB)

Location

Hampshire

Target name

Abell 2199

Title

Abell 2199 Galaxy Cluster

About this image

4 hours of 60 second subs using LRGB filters has produced this image of one of the largest galaxy clusters visible to amateur telescopes. There are allegedly 300 or so galaxies in this cluster but I think that there are fewer visible in this image. The brightest galaxy is NGC 6166, towards the centre of the image, which is an interesting super galaxy containing smaller galaxies within its width. Two of these smaller galaxy galactic cores are visible when you zoom in on NGC 6166.

Files associated with this observation

A2199_final.jpg (2.8 MB)

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