[APML] OT: 240 Galaxies in 3 square degrees of Virgo

[Jerry Lodriguss <lists3@astropix.com>]

I've just posted a picture of the heart of the Virgo Cluster that shows 240 
galaxies in a 3 square degree field.

It's at:

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOWCASE/VIRGO.HTM

The field of view is 2.5 x 1.25 degrees in a 5 inch refractor working at 
f/6 taken with a Canon 1D Mark II DSLR camera.

10 individual exposures of seven and a half minutes each were averaged 
together in a single image.

I've also posted the full-resolution image with an overlay at:

http://www.astropix.com/IMAGES/SHOWCASE/VIRGO240.JPG

Warning!  It's a 540kb JPEG that opens up to a 23mb file!

There is also an enlargement of galaxy M87 where the jet coming out of the 
galaxy's nucleus is visible.

Thanks for looking,

Jerry

Photoshop for Astrophotographers
http://www.astropix.com/PFA/PFA.HTM






































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