Virgo cluster

[daveb]

After a very good session last night i swung my dob towards the Virgo galaxy cluster not expecting to see much due to low level light pollution when two fuzzy's came into view, i couldn't see anything else apart from these two. Does anyone know which two galaxies they are, because in my star map there are so many i didn't know where to start?

[Martin Meredith]

What was your field of view? One possibility would be M84 and M86.

Martin

[daveb]

The eye piece was either a 20 or 25 mm 100 fov, as you looked through the eye piece 1 galaxy was directly north of the galaxy below. They stood out as well as M51 but were further apart if thats any help!

[andrew63]

Sounds possible  M84 and M86. The other candidate could be M87, which is a bit further down - all three objects are fairly bright . See this sketch, hoover over to reveal details. 

http://www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus/archives/000390.html

 

 

andrew

[daveb]

Thanks Andrew, i think i need to get to a darker site,  if i can see more then i can work them out by their proximity with each other. Thanks

 

[Tinker1947]

Stellarium will help if you have it, if not its free download....

http://www.stellarium.org/

[daveb]

I have got it , i never thought to use it!??