Wednesday, May 29, 2019

This May Be a Record

As I know, I've been working on imaging the Herschel 400 list. I'm now up to 313 of the 400. On the night of May 28,2019, I imaged three galaxies, all on the list, in one image. Cheating, maybe, but they all fit, so there you have it.
The primary target was NGC 4261, but 4273 and 4281 came along for the ride. After processing the image, I counted 15 galaxies in this one image. That is what may be the record. Especially considering that the skies have been, and still are, quite hazy.

NGC 4261, et. al. Posted original size so you can try to find all 15. Vertical line on left is a satellite.

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