Virgo Cluster

Fixed some problems with the mount, and as a test did a 2 hour (4×30 minute) exposure of the Virgo Cluster region. This photo contains M84, M84, and ‘The Eyes’.

Click the image to see the full resolution version. A version with features labeled is here.

Image was taken with a Williams Optics Megrez 80mm refractor and SBIG ST-8 CCD on a Losmandy G11 mount. Images stacked and processed in CCDSoft.

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