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Abell 2151 -- Galaxy Cluster

Object

Type

Galaxy Cluster

Constellation

Hercules

Distance

509M light-years

Magnitude

13.8

Size

56 arc-min

Notes

Image contains NGC 6040, NGC 6041, NGC 6042, NGC 6043, NGC 6044, NGC 6047, NGC 6050, NGC 6054, NGC 6056,

IC 1170, IC 1172, IC 1176, IC 1178, IC 1181, IC 1182, IC 1183, IC 1184, IC 1185, IC 1188, IC 1192, IC 1193, IC 1194

Image

Date

2010-08-09

Place

Comanche Springs

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -5C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

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

Reprocessed on 08/10/2023