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Oct 02, 2014 03:41 | #1

This is a portion of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster with Markarians Chain at the top right.
50D, 200mm f/2.8, 20x1min, ISO 1600.

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Virgo cluster

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This is the same shot turned into a negative and with the detected galaxies labelled. All 204 of them.

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Virgo cluster labelled

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Oct 02, 2014 04:43 | #2

Top shot Steve
What did you use to plate solve it

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Oct 02, 2014 08:58 | #3

Very nice Steve . That's one project i have never been successful at taken . I have never been able to locate it correctly to image .

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Oct 02, 2014 13:49 | #4

Thanks. I think it's a project that could easily become an obsession. Always wanting to go just a little deeper or a little wider or both.
It was plate solved with Unimap.

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Oct 02, 2014 14:07 | #5

Great shot. Also, just a quick FYI it looks like you rotated the photo a bit and didn't crop the edges off

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Oct 02, 2014 14:36 | #6

very impressive !!!

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