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Abell 1656 -- Galaxy Cluster

Object

Type

Galaxy Cluster

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

336M light-years

Magnitude

13.5

Size

222 arc-min

Notes

Image contains NGC 4839, NGC 4840, NGC 4842, NGC 4850, NGC 4851, NGC 4853, NGC 4854, NGC 4858, NGC 4867,

NGC 4874, NGC 4881, NGC 4889, NGC 4895, NGC 4896, NGC 4907, NGC 4908, NGC 4911, NGC 4919, NGC 4921,

NGC 4923, NGC 4926, NGC 4927, NGC 4934, IC 839, IC 3947, IC 3949, IC 3955, IC 3957, IC 3960, IC 3963, IC 3973,

IC 4011, IC 4012, IC 4021, IC 4040, IC 4044, IC 4045, IC 4106, IC 4111

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 08/09/2023