Coma Cluster Abell 1656 + Quasar

[Steve Martin]

Abell 1656, also known as the Coma Cluster is 300 - 400 million light years away. This image is centered on galaxies NGC 4484 and NGC 4874 and almost all the objects in this photo are galaxies. Of special interest in this photo is Quasar HB89(1256+28) which shines at mag 21, has a redshift of 2.66 which puts it at 10.8 BILLION Light Years away.

Image Taken: 1 May 11

Object: Galaxy Cluster in Coma Berenices

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

Imaging scope: AT8RC

Imaging FL: 1625mm

Imaging camera: Hypercam modded Canon T1i

Lights: 25 x 10 min

Calibration: 25 flat, 30 dark,

Guide scope: KWIQ Autogider

Other details: guided with PHD, stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop and Pixinsight LE

[Coco]

Wow..and amazing .. the more I stare at this image the more wonderful the whole thing becomes.. my daughter has tried to count the galaxies before she set off to school... she gave up she'll be late

[Uranium235]

wow, good job picking up the quasar. Im going to take a look at my coma cluster shot to see if I picked it up

[RogerTheDodger]

Super image

[AlexxxAA]

WOW!!! Now i know what my next challenge here in Los Angeles is going to be

Great Job! I love it!

[nightvision]

That is brilliant, to go that deep and see so much in one image is so mind bending, what I would call a cerebral workout. I had no idea such a deep image was possible with our sort of equipment.