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Object:
Cluster of galaxies in Fornax
Notes:

At a distance of approximately 62.0+5.9 −5.5 Mly (19.0+1.8 −1.7 Mpc), the Fornax Cluster is the second richest cluster of galaxies within 100 million light-years, although it is much smaller than the Virgo Cluster. It lies primarily in the constellation Fornax, and may be associated with the nearby Eridanus Group. Although small as clusters of galaxies go, the Fornax Cluster is a valuable source of information about the evolution of such clusters, showing the effects of a merger of a subgroup with the main group, which in turn lends clues about the associated galactic superstructure.At the centre of the cluster lies NGC 1399. Other cluster members include: NGC 1316 -its brightest galaxy-, NGC 1365, NGC 1427A, NGC 1404.

An annotated and inverted image here

Date:
December 8, 2012
Location:
.Río Hurtado, Chile
Telescope:
Astro-Physics 140mm EDF4, working at f7.5
Mount:
.Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera:
.SBIG STL 11000M at -20 ºC
Exposure Time:
.L:R:G:B = 110:120:100:100 minutes, with 10 min subs
 
 
       
 
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