Here is my latest image of Abell 426 – Perseus A Galaxy Cluster.
The Perseus cluster (Abell 426) is a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus.
It has a recession speed of 5,366 km/s and a diameter of 863 arc minutes.
It is one of the most massive objects in the known universe, containing thousands of galaxies immersed in a vast cloud of multi-million-degree gas.
The Massive Galaxy cluster is located ~ 240 million light years from Earth and NGC 1275 is a strong radio source Radio (3c 84). Shining at magnitude 12.6, NGC 1275 is the Largest one of the group.
NGC 1275 (also known as Perseus A or Caldwell 24) is a type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy. NGC 1272 is the second largest in the group. Some of the more prominent galaxies in the field are: IC 1907, NGC 1281, 1278, 1279, 1276, 1277, 1274, 1273, 1268, 1270, UGC 2665, and many more PGC galaxies.
Yes, Every little orange fuzzy object is a galaxy, there are well over 100 galaxies visible in this image, but there are many more in the surrounding regions just outside this narrow FOV.
I’m very happy with how this turned out using my 12″ diameter telescope, it is definitely one of my best shots of this Galaxy cluster to date.
TPO 12 inch F4 Newtonian reflector telescope, Baader Coma Corrector, Bisque ME Mount, ZWO 294MC cooled Cmos Camera, L-Pro Filter,
ASI Air Plus, via Wi-Fi to my I-pad, 60 x 2 minute sub exposures, 120 minutes total integration time, from my observatories at JBSPO, in Yellow Springs, Ohio on 11-26-2022.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
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