Object Information

Name: The Coma Galaxy Cluster
Type: Galaxies
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Hi-Res Comparison: "Click here for the 130EDF GT vs. the Palomar 48" Schmidt Camera"
   

Exposure data

Exposure: 42 x 5min = 3.5 hours
Processing: MaxIm DL & Adobe Photoshop CS3
Telescope: Astro-Physics 130mm f6.3 Starfire EDF GT @ f5.0
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4 via a Mini-Borg 60 refractor
Camera: SBIG ST-8E NABG w/CFW-8 filter wheel
Camera Temp: -20C
Filter: Astrodon Tru-Balance NIR-Blocked Luminance
Location: Cape Cod Imaging Station - Harwich, Massachusetts
Date: March 21, 2009
Notes: Clear and calm, air temp 34°F

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