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Abell 1185 -- Galaxy Cluster

Object

Type

Galaxy Cluster

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

400M light-years

Magnitude

14.3

Size

28 arc-min

Notes

Contains NGC 3527, NGC 3536, NGC 3539, NGC 3550, NGC 3552, NGC 3553,

NGC 3554, NGC 3558, NGC 3561

Image

Date

2011-03-04

Place

Winter Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -10C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530 mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 08/08/2023