Virgo Cluster of Galaxies
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Virgo Cluster of Galaxies
The Virgo Cluster is a cluster of Galaxies. It is located in the costellation Virgo. The distance of the cluster from our galaxy is approximately 60 Mly away. There are a lot of bright galaxies in this cluster, including the giant galaxy Messier 87.
Imaging information
Optics: Takahashi Epsilon160, Takahashi EM200 Mount
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM, Astronomik LRGB filter
Exposure: Luminance=60minutes, R=G=B=20minutes
Software: Stellaimage5, PhotoshopCS
Location: Totsukwa Village, Nara Prefecture, 2005