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Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster
NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is one of the largest and brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster


Viewing at 89%Full Resolution
3 cigar galaxies - NGC 4216 is flanked on the left by NGC 4222, and by NGC 4206 on the right. Other, much fainter galaxies appear as smudges.

All Images of Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster
28 Mar 2017

Details:
Night of:Tuesday March 28, 2017
Site:Laguna Niguel
Local Time:11:30 PM | Mar 28, 2017
Altitude:60°
RA:12h 15m 54s
Declination:+13d 08' 58"
Distance:55 million light years
Magnitude:+11.0 mV
Size:8.1' x 1.8'
Camera Settings:
Telescope:9.25-SCT
Camera:Celestron NightScape + f/6.3 Reducer
f/ratio:f/6.3
Pixel Scale:1.45 arcsec
Image Size:1334 x 1299 pixels (1.7 MP)
32.2' x 31.4'
Exposure:30 sec
Stacked Frames:11
Total Integration:6 minutes
Post Processing:t-shirt flats
stacked in aa6
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