Virgo Cluster

Virgo Cluster of Galaxies

Virgo Cluster

Click to display the full resolution

Object Info

Type

Galaxy Cluster

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

60,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

February 27, 2009

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 6x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon L

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop